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Donald Eugene Gates
Donald Eugene Gates

Incident Date: 6/22/81

Jurisdiction: DC

Charge: First degree felony murder while armed, rape while armed, carrying a pistol without a license

Conviction: First degree felony murder while armed, rape while armed, carrying a pistol without a license

Sentence: Life

Year of Conviction: 1982

Exoneration Date: 12/18/09

Sentence Served: 27 Years

Real perpetrator found? Not Yet

Contributing Causes: Informants, Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science

Compensation? Not Yet

Donald Eugene Gates was exonerated on December 18, 2009, after serving more than 27 years in federal prisons for a 1981 District of Columbia murder he didn’t commit. Read more about his case on the Innocence Blog.
Donald Eugene Gates
Donald Eugene Gates

Incident Date: 6/22/81

Jurisdiction: DC

Charge: First degree felony murder while armed, rape while armed, carrying a pistol without a license

Conviction: First degree felony murder while armed, rape while armed, carrying a pistol without a license

Sentence: Life

Year of Conviction: 1982

Exoneration Date: 12/18/09

Sentence Served: 27 Years

Real perpetrator found? Not Yet

Contributing Causes: Informants, Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science

Compensation? Not Yet