Jamie Lee Peterson
Time Served: 16 years
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State: Michigan
Charge: first-degree premeditated murder, two counts of first-degree felony murder, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of larceny in a building
Conviction: first-degree premeditated murder, two counts of first-degree felony murder, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of larceny in a building
Sentence: Life without parole
Incident Date: 10/05/96
Conviction Date: 12/14/98
Exoneration Date: 09/08/14
Served: 16 years
Race of Defendant: Caucasian
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: False Confessions or Admissions, Informants
Type of Crime: Homicide Related, Sex Crimes
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No, Yes
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