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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Manslaughter |
Sentence: |
Life imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
3 |
Year Crime: |
1992 |
Year Convicted: |
1995 |
Year Cleared: |
2019 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Kentucky |
County or Region of Crime: |
Jefferson |
City of Crime: |
Louisville |
Result: |
Pardoned |
Summary of Case: |
"Keith West was wrongly convicted in 1995 of charges related to a double murder committed in Louisville, Kentucky." |
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Defendant Aided By: |
Lawyers Amy Staples and Elliot Slosar of The Exoneration Project at the University of Chicago Law School. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
22 |
Age When Released: |
25 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Keith West, National Registry of Exonerations" |
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5665 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org