| First Name | Bruce Dallas |
| Last Name | Goodman |
| Year of Conviction | 1986 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2004 |
| State of Conviction | Utah |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape and Murder |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | White |
| Juvenile | No |
| Type of Innocence Defense |
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| Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense | ● Three witnesses saw the defendant at a warehouse, working, the day of the crime. Defense presented receipt from a Radio Shack located 12 hours away from location of crime. |
| Did the defendant testify at trial? | Yes |
| Quotes from Exoneree Testimony | “Q: I’m sorry. The night of November 29th and early morning of November 30th, were you in [victim’s] company? A: No. I haven’t seen [the victim] since the 25th of November. Q: Specifically, did you cause her death by a beating . . .? A: I did not.” |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Type of Forensic Evidence |
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| Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | The analyst testified that A blood group substances were identified that were foreign to the victim and Goodman was an A secretor. Crime scene hairs were found to be dissimilar to both Goodman and the victim. |
| Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized Witness | IW |
| 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. Goodman, 763 P.2d 786 (Utah 1988) |