Juan Rivera
Time Served: 19 Years
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State: Illinois
Charge: Murder
Conviction: Murder
Sentence: Life
Incident Date: 08/17/92
Conviction Date: 11/19/93
Exoneration Date: 01/06/12
Served: 19 Years
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification, False Confessions or Admissions, Informants, Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science
Type of Crime: Homicide Related, Sex Crimes
Race of Defendant: Latino
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No
Type of Forensic Science Problem: Other
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