| First Name | John |
| Last Name | Dixon |
| Year of Conviction | 1991 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2001 |
| State of Conviction | New Jersey |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Guilty Plea |
| 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 | ● Guilty plea – no trial, but did assert alibi in motion to revoke plea. |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Lineup Procedures |
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| Suggestive Procedures | No ● But repeated photo in two photo arrays |
| Unreliable Identification? | Yes ● Discrepancies in description – facial hair ● Initially uncertain |
| Quotes from testimony #2 | Victim stated that Dixon "bears a strong likeness" to the attacker but had "slightly different facial hair” |
| Highest level reached | NR |