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Wrongly
Convicted Database
Record
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Years
Imprisoned:
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18 |
Charge: |
Sexual Assault and Robbery |
Sentence: |
8 years imprisonment and 5 years probation |
Year Convicted: |
1989 |
Year
Cleared:
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2007 |
Location
of Trial:
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Florida |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated (either after completion of sentence or while released on appeal) |
Summary
of Case:
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Wrongly convicted of a 1988 rape based on the victims identification. After the women ID'd Larry Bostic in a photo line-up, he pled guilty to avoid a life sentence. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison and 5 years probation. He served three years before being paroled. Nine months after his release he was arrested for a parole violation and sentenced to an additional 17 years in prison. Exonerated in 2007 by DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial. He served a total of 18 years in prison. |
Conviction
Caused By:
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Eyewitness ID of the witness from a photo line-up, and Bostic's false admission of guilt in pleading guilty. |
Innocence
Proved By:
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DNA tests excluded him as the assailant.
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Age
When Imprisoned:
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31 |
Age
When Released:
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50 |
Information Source 1: |
Florida may pay wrongly imprisoned $50,000 per year, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 28, 2008 |
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Ethnicity/Skin:
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Black |
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Comments About Case: |
Falsely confessed |
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