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Three Consecutive Life Sentences for An Innocent Man

Posted: October 27, 2010 6:01 pm

The Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries helped obtain the evidence that led to Honaker's exoneration, and he was freed and pardoned in 1994, after spending a decade in prison.

Since then, there have been seven other exonerations in Virginia, and eyewitness misidentification was a factor in each. In 2003, the state enacted a law requiring each local police department and sheriff's office to establish a written policy and procedure for conducting in-person and photograph lineups.  It is one of ten states with an eyewitness identification reform policy in place. Read about the others here.

Other Exoneration Anniversaries This Week:

James Ochoa, California (Served 10 Months, Exonerated 10/19/06)
Fredric Saecker, Wisconsin (Served 6 Years, Exonerated 10/24/96)
Victor Ortiz, New York (Served 11.5 Years, Exonerated 10/24/96