Lafonso Rollins
Time Served: 10 years
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State: Illinois
Charge: Rape
Conviction: Rape
Sentence: 75 Years
Incident Date: 01/19/93
Conviction Date: 03/04/94
Exoneration Date: 07/12/04
Served: 10 years
Race of Defendant: African American
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification, False Confessions or Admissions
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
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