Robert Lee Stinson
Time Served: 24 years
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State: Wisconsin
Charge: 1st Degree Murder
Conviction: 1st Degree Murder
Sentence: Life
Incident Date: 11/03/84
Conviction Date: 12/12/85
Exoneration Date: 07/27/09
Served: 24 years
Race of Defendant: African American
Type of Forensic Science Problem: Bitemark Analysis
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Type of Crime: Homicide Related, Sex Crimes
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
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