Kentucky Wrongful Convictions
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vearor | couNTy oF SENTENCE | SERVED | DATE SENTENCE WAS | REASON SENTENCE WAS
cCuENT - TRIAL/PLEA CONVICTIONS (IN oh CAUSE OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION
conviction | conviction yee) (IN VACATED VACATED
ARS) | veans)
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2 Larry Osborne 1999 Whitley Trial Burglary ae Robbery Death 4 ‘August 8, 2002 was lene ad |uvenile witness
‘i {acquitted on retrial) Pen ee
Murder, Robbery st, (amu 205 | ping edence tia
4 Denarrius Terry 2003 Logan Trial Wanton 45 years 41/2 was not subject to cross Unreliable witness testimony
September 2, 2005
Eremneraestels (acquitted on retrial) examination
False expert testimony - Psychologist
5 Tim Smith 2000 Kenton Trial First Degree Sodomy 20 7 May 5, 2008 Perjury gave false information regarding her
education, Perjury - Alleged Victim Lied
6 BenkKiper 1999 Butler Trial Sexual Abuse 3 7 May 6, 2006 Perjury Perjury - Alleged Victim Lied
‘April 20, 2007
iin Blips —— ai = ears (conviction reversed}; Jury was not properly Unreliable witness testimony and
3 | don Pips 2005 Mecreary Tat Assault st ay ‘ December 4, 2008 instructed inadequate forensic evidence
{acquitted on retrial)
Complicity to Government misconduct and Ineffective
8 Jacqulyn Green 2000 Mecreary Plea Commit Murder 18 7 December 11, 2007 Clemency Assistance of Counsel -Pled guilty to a
under E€D crime that does not exist in Kentucky
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Failure to object to hearsay statement
9 Sam Plotnick 2001 Whitley Trial Sexual Abuse 18 7 January 18, 2008 Perjury Tuk GRE LER GN
Testimony in the Commonwealth's case
10 Jason Girts 2004 Bullitt Trial Sex Abuse Ist 5 3 April 29, 2008 Perjury Perjury - Alleged Victim Lied
Coerced Confession, Improper forensic
evidence - Serologist Expert
a 1996 Fayete rea nape ts 2s | 14 | september 11,2008 ONAtestIngand perry | overemphased the meaning ofthe
serology test ery lege Vin
lied
Coerced Confession, Pace Misconduct
Conduct eating to confession Faure to
Modern dita
Edwin A abbey 28 2nd investigate Alternative Suspect provided
tierson | ial tober 13, reer
22 Chandler fog | Degree Mansaugiter | 30 | 9 | Oetober 18,2008 ngerprining “by eyeitness on lah of crime, Flare
mY to investigate new evidence after
Proof that eri rapist
Micha Rape 1st, Sodomy At
ig [Mehael 1982 deerzon | Td oo a on nes 210 padaevconites | Evins miertetn Vin
Exdence that another | eyewitness mieniieaton- Vins
14 kerryPorter 1996 | eterson | Murder G0 | 14 | becember39,2011 | penoncommitedthe fellow employe who chased the
offense perpretator after the shooting.
