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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Rape |
Sentence: |
25 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
18.5 |
Year Crime: |
1983 |
Year Convicted: |
1984 |
Year Cleared: |
2005 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Missouri |
County or Region of Crime: |
St Louis |
City of Crime: |
St Louis |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Anthony D. Woods was wrongly convicted in 1984 of a 1983 rape. Anthony Woods was released on parole in May 2002. Exonerated in 2005 when post-conviction DNA testing excluded Anthony Woods as the woman's attacker. Woods was wrongly incarcerated for 18-1/2 years from the time of his arrest in October 1982. Woods received $328,500 from the State of Missouri for his wrongful imprisonment." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
DNA testing unavailable at the time of Anthony Wood's 1984 conviction excluded him as the assailant. |
Defendant Aided By: |
Innocence Project NY |
Compensation Awarded: |
"$328,500 (Missouri)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
21 |
Age When Released: |
39 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"DNA Says Man Imprisoned For 18 Years Is Innocent, Betsy Taylor (AP), Kansas City Star, April 22, 2005" |
Information Location 1: |
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/11463362.htm |
Information Source 2: |
"DNA Test Clears Man in 1983 Rape Case, Robert Patrick (Staff), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 22, 2005" |
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http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/82BAFAAAC9408AE886256FEB00324535?OpenDocument |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org