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13 Kharey Wise – Manhattan Convicted in 1990 of assault, sexual abuse and rioting that happened in 1989 Sentenced to 5 to 15 years Age at conviction: 16 Served 11.5 years; exonerated in 2002 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: unreliable/limited science, false confession 14 Michael Mercer – Manhattan Convicted in 1992 of rape, sodomy and robbery that happened in 1991 Sentenced to 20.5 to 41 years Age at conviction: 41 Served 10.5 years; exonerated in 2003 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: eyewitness misidentification 15 John Kogut – nassau County Convicted in 1986 of murder and rape that happened in 1984 Sentenced to 31.5 years Age at conviction: 24 Served 17 years; exonerated in 2005 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: unreliable/limited science, false confessions, forensic science misconduct, informants/snitches 16 Dennis Halstead – nassau County Convicted in 1987 of murder and rape that happened in 1984 Sentenced to 33.3 years to life Age at conviction: 29 Served 16 years; exonerated in 2005 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: unreliable/limited science, false confessions, forensic science misconduct, informants/snitches 17 John Restivo – nassau County Convicted in 1987 of murder and rape that happened in 1984 Sentenced to 16 years Age at conviction: 25 Served 16 years; exonerated in 2005 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: false confessions, forensic science misconduct, informants/snitches 10 THe InnoCenCe PRoJeCT
18 Doug Warney – Rochester Convicted in 1997 of second degree murder that happened in 1996 Sentenced to 25 years to life Age at conviction: 35 Served 9 years; exonerated in 2006 Factor leading to wrongful conviction: false confession 19 Alan newton – Bronx Convicted in 1985 of rape, robbery and assault that happened in 1984 Sentenced to 13.5 to 40 years Age at conviction: 22 Served 21 years; exonerated in 2006 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: eyewitness misidentification 20 scott Fappiano – Brooklyn Convicted in 1985 of rape, sodomy, burglary and sexual abuse that happened in 1983 Sentenced to 20 to 50 years Age at conviction: 23 Served 21 years; exonerated in 2006 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: eyewitness misidentification 21 Jeffrey Deskovic – Westchester County Convicted in 1990 of murder, rape and possession of a weapon that happened in 1989 Sentenced to 15 years to life Age at conviction: 17 Served 15.5 years; exonerated in 2006 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: false confessions, government misconduct 22 Roy Brown – Cayuga County Convicted in 1992 of a murder that happened in 1991 Sentenced to 25 years to life Age at conviction: 31 Served 15 years; exonerated in 2007 Factors leading to wrongful conviction: unreliable/limited science, informants/snitches 23 CAses AnD THeIR ConseqUenCes 11
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Page 39 and 40: APPenDIx A APPenDIx A FULL PRoFILes
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APPenDIx A suggested she had been r
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APPenDIx A from the defendants pres
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APPenDIx A brother’s moving busin
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APPenDIx A While the case was being
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APPenDIx A watching television, he
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APPenDIx A The Office of the Chief
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APPenDIx A Deskovic’s alleged con
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APPenDIx A consistent” with Brown
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APPenDIx B APPenDIx B RePoRT on THe
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RePoRT on ConVICTIon oF JeFFReY Des
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RePoRT on ConVICTIon oF JeFFReY Des
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scientific evidence exonerated him.
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It is, of course, theoretically pos
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· · a murder that he did not comm
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wholly unsupported by anything poli
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investigative reports strongly sugg
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interrogations of Deskovic on Janua
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a confession. 44 During part of thi
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emained steadfast. Finally, on Janu
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Deskovic’s knowledge of Correa’
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As it was, the Grand Jury was denie
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he was aware, as the jury was not,
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On this record, the trial judge may
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without his attorney. 112 There is
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Court’s Mid-trial Loss of Evidenc
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arrested. District Attorney DiFiore
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occasions a voice tape recorder was
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The Innocence Project was founded i
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