Arthur Lee Whitfield
Time Served: 22 years
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State: Virginia
Charge: Two Crimes of Rape, Sodomy, Robbery
Conviction: Rape, Sodomy, Robbery
Sentence: 63 years
Incident Date: 08/14/81
Conviction Date: 01/19/82
Exoneration Date: 08/23/04
Served: 22 years
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No, Yes
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
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