Jerry Lee Evans
Time Served: 22 years
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State: Texas
Charge: Sexual Assault
Conviction: Sexual Assault
Sentence: Life
Incident Date: 08/29/86
Conviction Date: 01/01/87
Exoneration Date: 10/21/09
Served: 22 years
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
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