Patrick Brown

First Name	Patrick
Last Name	Brown
Year of Conviction	2002
Year of Exoneration	2010
Testing inculpated culprit	Cold Hit
State of Conviction	Pennsylvania
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea	Trial
Type of Crime	Murder
Death Sentence	No
Gender of Exoneree	Male
Race of exoneree	Black
Juvenile	No
Types of evidence at trial	DNA excluded Eyewitness Forensic Evidence
Type of Forensic Evidence	DNA
Types of Flawed Forensics	Valid (Excluded)
Brief Quote / Description of Testimony	DNA from crime scene excluded defendant
Identity of eyewitness	Cross Racial Identification Victim
Lineup Procedures	Photo array
Unreliable Identification?	Yes ● One of two eyewitnesses stated that defendant was not the culprit
Highest level reached	Appeal
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction	Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Citations to judicial opinions	Com. v. Brown, 963 A.2d 466 (Pa. 2009) Com. v. Brown, 959 A.2d 958 (Pa.Super. Jun 30, 2008)