Johnny Ross

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	6
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Year Convicted:	1975
Year Cleared:	1981
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Death Row Inmate
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness error and false confession
Innocence Proved By:	After six years imprisonment the blood type of Ross was compared with the rapists and they didn't match.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Johnny Ross

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1975

Year Cleared:

1981

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Death Row Inmate

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error and false confession

Innocence Proved By:

After six years imprisonment the blood type of Ross was compared with the rapists and they didn't match.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

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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