Anthony Porter

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	16
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Year Convicted:	1983
Year Cleared:	1999
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Anthony Porter was wrongly convicted of murder in Chicago. Porter was sentenced to death. Compensated $148,875 by the State of Illinois for 16 years wrongly imprisoned on death row."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$148,875 (State of Illinois)"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Anthony Porter

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

16

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1983

Year Cleared:

1999

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Anthony Porter was wrongly convicted of murder in Chicago. Porter was sentenced to death. Compensated $148,875 by the State of Illinois for 16 years wrongly imprisoned on death row."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$148,875 (State of Illinois)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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Death Penalty Information Center

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http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/Innocentlist.html

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