Rodney Roberts
Time Served: 18 years
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State: New Jersey
Charge: first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree kidnapping
Conviction: second-degree kidnapping
Sentence: 7 years
Incident Date: 05/08/96
Conviction Date: 07/16/96
Exoneration Date: 02/12/14
Served: 18 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
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
Accused Plead Guilty: Yes
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