Kenneth Kagonyera
Time Served: 10 Years
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State: North Carolina
Charge: First-degree murder
Conviction: Second-degree murder
Sentence: 12-15 Years
Incident Date: 09/18/00
Conviction Date: 12/13/01
Exoneration Date: 09/22/11
Served: 10 Years
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: African American
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification, False Confessions or Admissions, Informants
Type of Crime: Homicide Related
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No, Yes
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
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