First Name | Gerard |
Last Name | Richardson |
Year of Conviction | 1995 |
Year of Exoneration | 2013 |
State of Conviction | New Jersey |
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
Type of Crime | Murder |
Death Sentence | No |
Gender of Exoneree | Male |
Race of exoneree | Black |
Juvenile | No |
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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Reason why invalid | (6) Conclusion evidence came from defendant |
Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | Odontologist testified that “this mark was made by Gerard Richardson…there (is) no question in my mind.” |
Highest level reached | NR |