Gregory Wayne Wallis

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Charge:	Burglary (including aggravated)
Sentence:	50 yrs
Years Imprisoned:	17.8
Year Crime:	1988
Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	2007
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:	"Gregory Wallis was wrongly convicted in 1989 of committing a 1988 burglary with the intent to commit sexual assault based on the eyewitness identification of the victim. Sentenced to 50 years in prison. Gregory Wayne Wallis was excluded as the assailant by DNA testing unavailable at the time of his conviction. Released from prison in March 2006 after being wrongly imprisoned for 18 years. He was officially exonerated when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted his Writ of Habeas Corpus on January 10, 2007. "
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	Gregory Wallis was excluded as the assailant by DNA testing unavailable at the time of his conviction. Released from prison in March 2006.
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project NY
Compensation Awarded:	"$1,426,667 lump sum payment plus $7,864.92 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 10-23-2009)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	29
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"DNA clears man of rape conviction after 18 years in prison, Dallas Morning News, Assoc. Press story, March 21, 2006"
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Gregory Wayne Wallis

Charge:

Burglary (including aggravated)

Sentence:

50 yrs

Years Imprisoned:

17.8

Year Crime:

1988

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

2007

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:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

Gregory Wallis was excluded as the assailant by DNA testing unavailable at the time of his conviction. Released from prison in March 2006.

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project NY

Compensation Awarded:

"$1,426,667 lump sum payment plus $7,864.92 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 10-23-2009)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

29

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"DNA clears man of rape conviction after 18 years in prison, Dallas Morning News, Assoc. Press story, March 21, 2006"

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