First Name | Anthony |
Last Name | Chaparro |
Year of Conviction | 2003 |
Year of Exoneration | 2014 |
State of Conviction | New Jersey |
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
Type of Crime | Rape |
Death Sentence | No |
Life / LWOP sentence | Life |
Gender of Exoneree | Male |
Race of exoneree | Hispanic |
Juvenile | No |
Type of Innocence Defense |
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Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense | ● Testimony from employer and family member |
Types of evidence at trial |
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Identity of eyewitness |
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Lineup Procedures |
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Unreliable Identification? | Yes ● defendant was about twice the age of culprit described and much taller and heavier |
Highest level reached | State Post Conviction |
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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Citations to judicial opinions | State v. Chaparro, No. A–6255–03 (App. Div. April 10, 2006) |