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Jerry Lee Evans

Incident Date: 8/29/86

Jurisdiction: TX

Charge: Sexual Assault

Conviction: Sexual Assault

Sentence: Life

Year of Conviction: 1987

Exoneration Date: 10/21/09

Sentence Served: 22 Years

Real perpetrator found? Not Yet

Contributing Causes: Eyewitness Misidentification

Compensation? Yes

Jerry Lee Evans was freed in Texas in May 2009, after serving 22 years in prison for a rape DNA testing proves he didn't commit. Learn more about his case on the Innocence Blog.
Jerry Lee Evans

Incident Date: 8/29/86

Jurisdiction: TX

Charge: Sexual Assault

Conviction: Sexual Assault

Sentence: Life

Year of Conviction: 1987

Exoneration Date: 10/21/09

Sentence Served: 22 Years

Real perpetrator found? Not Yet

Contributing Causes: Eyewitness Misidentification

Compensation? Yes