Marlon Pendleton
Time Served: 10 Years
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State: Illinois
Charge: Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault, Armed Robbery
Conviction: Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault, Armed Robbery
Sentence: 20 Years
Incident Date: 10/03/92
Conviction Date: 12/29/96
Exoneration Date: 12/08/06
Served: 10 Years
Race of Defendant: African American
Type of Forensic Science Problem: DNA
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification, Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
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