Keith Brown
Time Served: 4 years
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State: North Carolina
Charge: 2nd Degree Rape, 2nd Degree Sex Offense
Conviction: 2nd Degree Rape, 2nd Degree Sex Offense
Sentence: 35 Years
Incident Date: 04/21/91
Conviction Date: 06/07/93
Exoneration Date: 07/09/99
Served: 4 years
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: False Confessions or Admissions
Death Penalty Case: no
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
Accused Plead Guilty: Yes
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