| First Name | Frederic |
| Last Name | Saecker |
| Year of Conviction | 1990 |
| Year of Exoneration | 1996 |
| State of Conviction | Wisconsin |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | White |
| Juvenile | No |
| Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense | Missing transcript of defense case |
| Did the defendant testify at trial? | Yes |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Type of Forensic Evidence |
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| Types of Flawed Forensics |
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| Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | Testimony that hairs were "similar" to those of defendant. |
| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Lineup Procedures |
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| Suggestive Procedures | No identification at trial |
| Unreliable Identification? | Yes ● Identified defendant at line-up by his “general build,” but did not see attacker’s face ● Non-identification at trial – stated could not identify him by appearance |
| Quotes from testimony #2 | "When I was looking through the lineup, I was going by the figure that I saw, the shadow that I saw, in the house." |
| Highest level reached | Appeal |
| Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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| Harmless Error Rulings |
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| Citations to judicial opinions | State v. Saecker, 466 N.W.2d 911 (Wis. App. 1991) |