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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Rape |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole |
Years Imprisoned: |
16.83 |
Year Crime: |
1993 |
Year Convicted: |
1994 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Missouri |
County or Region of Crime: |
Vernon |
City of Crime: |
Walker |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Kenneth W. York was wrongly convicted in 1994 of raping a woman in her home on June 4, 1993 in her Walker, Missouri home. Ken York's conviction was overturned in 2010 based on new exculpatory DNA evidence. Kenneth York was awarded $202,000 compensation by the State of Missouri in 2015. York has changed his name to Anthony Austin." |
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Defendant Aided By: |
Innocence Project NY |
Compensation Awarded: |
"$202,000 (State of Missouri)" |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
38 |
Age When Released: |
55 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org