| First Name | Dean |
| Last Name | Cage |
| Year of Conviction | 1996 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2008 |
| State of Conviction | Illinois |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Bench Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Black |
| Juvenile | No |
| Type of Innocence Defense |
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| Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense | ● The defendant’s fiancé testified that she was with him and that he was asleep until late the morning of the crime. |
| Did the defendant testify at trial? | Yes |
| Quotes from Exoneree Testimony | “Q: Now, on November the 14, 1994, did you ever come into contact with [the victim] at approximately 7000 South Wabach? A: No, sir. Q: On November 14th of 1994, did you ever punch [the victim] in her eye? A: No, sir.” |
| 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 ● Irregular i.d. conducted at defendant’s workplace ● Single voice i.d. (a voice show-up) conducted at the police station |
| Unreliable Identification? | No ● Discrepancies in description – facial hair, skin. Cage had distinctive scars on his face, under his left eye, which the victim had never described. |
| Quotes from testimony #2 | Described “a mustache and rough skin” which Cage did not have when arrested a few days after incident |
| Highest level reached | NR |