Jerry Lee Jenkins
Time Served: 26 years
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State: Maryland
Charge: first degree rape and first degree sexual assault
Conviction: first degree rape and first degree sexual assault
Sentence: 2 life sentences
Incident Date: 02/06/86
Conviction Date: 01/01/87
Exoneration Date: 06/07/13
Served: 26 years
Race of Defendant: Caucasian
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification
Death Penalty Case: no
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No, Yes
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
Accused Plead Guilty: Yes
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