Arthur Lee Whitfield
Time Served:
22 years
State: Virginia
Charge: Two Crimes of Rape, Sodomy, Robbery
Conviction: Rape, Sodomy, Robbery
Sentence: 63 years
Incident Date: 08/14/1981
Conviction Date: 01/19/1982
Exoneration Date: 08/23/2004
Accused Pleaded Guilty: No, Yes
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification
Death Penalty Case: No
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes