| First Name | Keith |
| Last Name | Turner |
| Year of Conviction | 1983 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2005 |
| State of Conviction | Texas |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | 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 | ● Three witnesses testified that defendant was with them watching a football game when the crime occurred |
| Did the defendant testify at trial? | Yes |
| Quotes from Exoneree Testimony | “Q: Keith, have you ever been anyplace, anywhere near Belmont Street where a washateria is located? A: No, sir. Q: Have you ever been around a person that you would know to be the person by the name of [the victim]? A: No. Q: That you are aware of? A: No, sir." . . . Q: Would you tell this jury whether or not you raped [the victim]? A: No, I didn’t. I wasn’t there. I didn’t do that. I don’t have to, and I – you know, I have a mother and a sister, and I have practically I whole lot of ladies in my family.” |
| 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 | (1) Masking |
| Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | The analyst excluded non-secretors and testified that 75-80% of the population could have contributed to the sample, when all results were consistent with the victim. |
| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Lineup Procedures |
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| Suggestive Procedures | No ● Although transcript suggests that victim not told attacker might not be present – and victim expected attacker to be in line-up |
| Unreliable Identification? | No ● Although there may have been discrepancies in description – age, height, weight |
| Quotes from testimony #2 | “I described him as about 5-8 or 5-9, about 140 pounds. I said, about, no more than 30 years old, and he was not dark complected.” |
| Highest level reached | Appeal |
| Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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| Claims granted, resulting in preexon. reversal |
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| Citations to judicial opinions | Turner v. State, 690 S.W.2d 66, (Tex. Ct. App. 5 Dist. 1985) |