Dana Holland
Time Served: 6 Years
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State: Illinois
Charge: Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault
Conviction: Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault
Sentence: 90 Years
Incident Date: 02/22/93
Conviction Date: 04/01/97
Exoneration Date: 01/30/03
Served: 6 Years
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: 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
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
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