Billy Stiff

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
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Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	1978
Year Cleared:	1980
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Dallas
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Wrongly convicted of robbery in 1978 based on an eyewitness identification. Conviction overturned and released in 1980 when another man confessed to the crime providing details known only to the robber. It was also disclosed that the prosecutor had coached the witness to identify Billy Stiff.
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction overturned and released in 1980 when another man confessed to the crime providing details known only to the robber.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Faulty eyewitness convictions date to early 1900s, Dallas Morning News, October 12, 2008"
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Billy Stiff

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1978

Year Cleared:

1980

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Dallas

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Wrongly convicted of robbery in 1978 based on an eyewitness identification. Conviction overturned and released in 1980 when another man confessed to the crime providing details known only to the robber. It was also disclosed that the prosecutor had coached the witness to identify Billy Stiff.

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction overturned and released in 1980 when another man confessed to the crime providing details known only to the robber.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Faulty eyewitness convictions date to early 1900s, Dallas Morning News, October 12, 2008"

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/stories/DN-DNAhistory_05pro.ART.State.Edition1.4a88550.html

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