Jesse Reynolds

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Charge:	Attempted Murder and Burglary
Sentence:	30 years
Years Imprisoned:	2.8
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Year Convicted:	2002
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Indiana
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Jesse Reynolds was wrongly convicted in 2002 of attempted murder and burglary (in Feb. 2002) based on an erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim, and the prosecutors statements to the jury that his decision not to testify was an indication of his guilt. In Oct 2003 the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed his conviction and ordered a new trial. In December 2004, Reynolds was acquitted after a retrial."
Conviction Caused By:	"Erroneous eyewitness testimony, prosecutorial misconduct of infering that a defendant who doesn't testify is guilty"
Innocence Proved By:	Acquitted after a retrial.
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Age When Imprisoned:	30
Age When Released:	33
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Man serving 30-year term gets back life and respect, James Patterson, Indianapolis Star, December 25, 2004"
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Jesse Reynolds

Charge:

Attempted Murder and Burglary

Sentence:

30 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.8

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Indiana

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Erroneous eyewitness testimony, prosecutorial misconduct of infering that a defendant who doesn't testify is guilty"

Innocence Proved By:

Acquitted after a retrial.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

30

Age When Released:

33

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Man serving 30-year term gets back life and respect, James Patterson, Indianapolis Star, December 25, 2004"

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http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/204561-4635-021.html

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