David Shawn Pope

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	45 years
Years Imprisoned:	15.5
Year Crime:	1985
Year Convicted:	1986
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Dallas
City of Crime:	Garland
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"David Shawn Pope was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault. Exonerated by DNA testing in 2001 after 15 years of wrongful imprisonment. On September 5, 2002 the State of Texas Comptroller's Office awarded compensation that totaled lump sum of $385,416.65 plus a $6,593.38 monthly annuity."
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Innocence Proved By:	DNA testing.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$385,416.65 lump sum payment plus $6,593.38 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 9-5-2002)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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David Shawn Pope

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

45 years

Years Imprisoned:

15.5

Year Crime:

1985

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Dallas

City of Crime:

Garland

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

"David Shawn Pope was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault. Exonerated by DNA testing in 2001 after 15 years of wrongful imprisonment. On September 5, 2002 the State of Texas Comptroller's Office awarded compensation that totaled lump sum of $385,416.65 plus a $6,593.38 monthly annuity."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

DNA testing.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$385,416.65 lump sum payment plus $6,593.38 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 9-5-2002)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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Innocence Project database

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=82

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