First Name | Alan |
Last Name | Northrop |
Year of Conviction | 1993 |
Year of Exoneration | 2010 |
State of Conviction | Washington |
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
Type of Crime | Rape |
Death Sentence | No |
Gender of Exoneree | Male |
Race of exoneree | White |
Juvenile | No |
Type of Innocence Defense |
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Did the defendant testify at trial? | Yes |
Types of evidence at trial |
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Identity of eyewitness |
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Lineup Procedures |
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Suggestive Procedures | Yes ● Defendants were only individual repeated from photos to live lineup |
Unreliable Identification? | Yes ● Victim told policy culprits were blindfolded and she could only see hair color |
Highest level reached | Appeal |
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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Citations to judicial opinions | State v. Northrup, 97 Wash.App. 1080 (Wash.App. Div. 2,1999) |