Darryl K. Pinkins

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Charge:	Rape and Robbery (including burglary)
Sentence:	65 years
Years Imprisoned:	27
Year Crime:	1989
Year Convicted:	1991
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Indiana
County or Region of Crime:	Lake
City of Crime:	Gary
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Darryl K. Pinkins was wrongly convicted in 1991 of the rape and robbery of a woman in Lake County, Indiana. Pinkins prosecution was based on his identification by the victim. After his conviction by a jury Pinkens was sentenced to 65 years in prison. On April 25, 2016 a motion by the Lake County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges against Pinkens based on new exclusionary DNA evidence was granted."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On April 25, 2016 a motion by the Lake County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges against Pinkens based on new exclusionary DNA evidence was granted."
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Age When Imprisoned:	36
Age When Released:	63
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Gary man freed after convictions vacated in 'bump and rape' case, By Elvia Malagon, The Times (Crown Point, Indiana), April 25, 2016"
Information Location 1:	http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/update-gary-man-freed-says-day-was-meant-to-be/article_6f82a3d5-b71a-5235-84cd-6676ae47f879.html
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Darryl K. Pinkins

Charge:

Rape and Robbery (including burglary)

Sentence:

65 years

Years Imprisoned:

27

Year Crime:

1989

Year Convicted:

1991

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Indiana

County or Region of Crime:

Lake

City of Crime:

Gary

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On April 25, 2016 a motion by the Lake County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges against Pinkens based on new exclusionary DNA evidence was granted."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

36

Age When Released:

63

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Gary man freed after convictions vacated in 'bump and rape' case, By Elvia Malagon, The Times (Crown Point, Indiana), April 25, 2016"

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http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/update-gary-man-freed-says-day-was-meant-to-be/article_6f82a3d5-b71a-5235-84cd-6676ae47f879.html

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