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Exonerated 1990

Edward Green

Year
1990
Where
District of Columbia
Source
Innocence Project
Evidence
1
What the record says

In 1990, Edward Green was exonerated of rape in Washington, D.C. He was freed after his conviction but before being sentenced.

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

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

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