Ronald Gene Taylor

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	60 years
Years Imprisoned:	14
Year Crime:	1993
Year Convicted:	1995
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Dallas
City of Crime:	Dallas
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Ronald Gene Taylor was wrongly convicted in 1995 of aggravated sexual assault based on eyewitness misidentification and unreliable scientific evidence. Ronald Taylor was released on October 9, 2007 based on DNA tests unavailable at the time of his trial that excluded him as the woman's attacker. The charges were dismissed on January 14, 2008. He was wrongly imprisoned for more than 14 years, including 2 years while awaiting trial. On June 13, 2008 Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a full pardon for Ronald Taylor."
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness misidentification and unreliable scientific evidence.
Innocence Proved By:	"Released on January 14, 2008 based on DNA tests unavailable at the time of his trial that excluded him as the woman's attacker."
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project NY
Compensation Awarded:	"$1,140,000 lump sum payment plus $6,185.67 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 10-23-2009)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	33
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Finally free, ronald taylor has no grudges, By Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle, October 10, 2007"
Information Location 1:	http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/5204596.html
Information Source 2:	"Willful injustice - editorial, The Texas Observer, October 19, 2007"
Information Location 2:	http://www.texasobserver.org/article.php?aid=2606
Information Source 3:	"Texas governor pardons Houston man wrongly convicted of rape in third such case, AP Story, International Herald Tribune, June 20, 2008"
Information Location 3:	http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/20/america/NA-GEN-US-DNA-Pardon.php
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Ronald Gene Taylor

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

60 years

Years Imprisoned:

14

Year Crime:

1993

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Dallas

City of Crime:

Dallas

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness misidentification and unreliable scientific evidence.

Innocence Proved By:

"Released on January 14, 2008 based on DNA tests unavailable at the time of his trial that excluded him as the woman's attacker."

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project NY

Compensation Awarded:

"$1,140,000 lump sum payment plus $6,185.67 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 10-23-2009)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

33

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Finally free, ronald taylor has no grudges, By Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle, October 10, 2007"

Information Location 1:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/5204596.html

Information Source 2:

"Willful injustice - editorial, The Texas Observer, October 19, 2007"

Information Location 2:

http://www.texasobserver.org/article.php?aid=2606

Information Source 3:

"Texas governor pardons Houston man wrongly convicted of rape in third such case, AP Story, International Herald Tribune, June 20, 2008"

Information Location 3:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/20/america/NA-GEN-US-DNA-Pardon.php

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