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Exonerated 2011

Jonathan Barr

Year
2011
Where
Illinois
Source
Innocence Project
Evidence
1
What the record says

In 1997, Jonathan Barr was wrongly convicted of a rape and murder he did not commit. He served 14 years in prison before being exonerated.

One-line description from the Innocence Project. Records change. The source is the authority.

Where to start

Got ten minutes? Do one of these.

What evidence was the conviction built on, and what has changed since trial?

  • Write down what the conviction rested on: eyewitness, confession, forensics, informant.
  • Find the court opinion and read what changed after trial.
  • Look for other cases with the same detective, lab or prosecutor.

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