Phillip Bivens
Time Served: 30 years
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State: Mississippi
Charge: Murder, rape
Conviction: Murder, rape
Sentence: Life
Incident Date: 05/04/79
Conviction Date: 11/04/80
Exoneration Date: 12/14/10
Served: 30 years
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: False Confessions or Admissions
Type of Crime: Homicide Related, Sex Crimes
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: Yes
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
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