Billy James Smith

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	19.9
Year Crime:	1986
Year Convicted:	1987
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Dallas
City of Crime:	Dallas
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Billy James Smith was wrongly convicted in 1987 of a 1986 sexual assault. Sentenced to life in prison. Billy Smith was released in July 2006 based on exclusionary DNA test unavailable at the time of his conviction. Wrongly imprisoned for 19 years.
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Innocence Proved By:	Released in July 2006 based on exclusionary DNA test unavailable at the time of his conviction.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$1,593,333.34 lump sum payment plus $9,921.37 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 10-23-2009)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	35
Age When Released:	54
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Old cases back to haunt county, By Steve McGonigle, Dallas Morning News, January 22, 2007"
Information Location 1:	http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/012207dnmetexoneration.203a0e8.html
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Billy James Smith

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

19.9

Year Crime:

1986

Year Convicted:

1987

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Dallas

City of Crime:

Dallas

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Billy James Smith was wrongly convicted in 1987 of a 1986 sexual assault. Sentenced to life in prison. Billy Smith was released in July 2006 based on exclusionary DNA test unavailable at the time of his conviction. Wrongly imprisoned for 19 years.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Released in July 2006 based on exclusionary DNA test unavailable at the time of his conviction.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$1,593,333.34 lump sum payment plus $9,921.37 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 10-23-2009)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

35

Age When Released:

54

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Old cases back to haunt county, By Steve McGonigle, Dallas Morning News, January 22, 2007"

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/012207dnmetexoneration.203a0e8.html

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=194

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