Reshenda Strickland

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Charge:	Shoplifting
Sentence:	6 months
Years Imprisoned:	0.25
Year Crime:	2003
Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	Clark
City of Crime:	Vancouver
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted of shoplifting based on the erroneous eyewitness ID of the store manager and a loss prevention officer. The NAACP hired a lawyer after Reshenda Strickland's conviction and after a review of the store's video surveillance tapes, it was established that Reshenda's sister, who had claimed to be in Atlanta at the time of the crime, was the actual thief. After being confronted with the video evidence, the 21-year old sister, Starlisha Strickland confessed. On May 20, 2004, Clark County, WA District Court Judge Vern Schreiber reversed her conviction for third degree theft and ordered her release from custody. She had spent three months wrongly imprisoned."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness ID by the store manager and the store loss prevention officer.
Innocence Proved By:	"Conviction reversed by WA state District Court judge on May 20, 2004."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	24
Age When Released:	24
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Woman Freed After Sister Confesses To Shoplifting, AP - Vancouver, WA, Seattle Times, May 21, 2004, p. B4"
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Reshenda Strickland

Charge:

Shoplifting

Sentence:

6 months

Years Imprisoned:

0.25

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

Clark

City of Crime:

Vancouver

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness ID by the store manager and the store loss prevention officer.

Innocence Proved By:

"Conviction reversed by WA state District Court judge on May 20, 2004."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

24

Age When Released:

24

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Woman Freed After Sister Confesses To Shoplifting, AP - Vancouver, WA, Seattle Times, May 21, 2004, p. B4"

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