Robert Nelson
Time Served: 29 years
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State: Missouri
Charge: forcible rape, forcible sodomy, robbery in the first degree
Conviction: forcible rape, forcible sodomy, robbery in the first degree
Sentence: 70 years
Incident Date: 12/16/83
Conviction Date: 12/11/84
Exoneration Date: 06/12/13
Served: 29 years
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: African American
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No, Yes
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
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