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Joseph Abbitt
Joseph Abbitt

Incident Date: 5/2/91

Jurisdiction: NC

Charge: First Degree Rape, one count of First Degree Burglary and two counts of First Degree Kidnapping

Conviction: First Degree Rape, one count of First Degree Burglary and two counts of First Degree Kidnapping

Sentence: Life

Year of Conviction: 1995

Exoneration Date: 9/2/09

Sentence Served: 14 Years

Real perpetrator found? Not Yet

Contributing Causes: Eyewitness Misidentification

Compensation? Not Yet

Joseph Lamont Abbitt was exonerated on September 2, 2009 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after serving 14 years in prison for two rapes he didn't commit. Visit the Innocence Blog for more information on his case.
Joseph Abbitt
Joseph Abbitt

Incident Date: 5/2/91

Jurisdiction: NC

Charge: First Degree Rape, one count of First Degree Burglary and two counts of First Degree Kidnapping

Conviction: First Degree Rape, one count of First Degree Burglary and two counts of First Degree Kidnapping

Sentence: Life

Year of Conviction: 1995

Exoneration Date: 9/2/09

Sentence Served: 14 Years

Real perpetrator found? Not Yet

Contributing Causes: Eyewitness Misidentification

Compensation? Not Yet