First Name | Kenneth |
Last Name | York |
Year of Conviction | 1994 |
Year of Exoneration | 2010 |
State of Conviction | Missouri |
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
Type of Crime | Rape |
Death Sentence | No |
Life / LWOP sentence | Life without parole |
Gender of Exoneree | Male |
Race of exoneree | White |
Juvenile | No |
Did the defendant testify at trial? | Yes |
Types of evidence at trial |
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Identity of eyewitness |
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Multiple eyewitnesses | 3 |
Unreliable Identification? | Yes ● Victim initially identified another person, with a full head of hair, unlike defendant |
Highest level reached | State Post Conviction |
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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Citations to judicial opinions | State v. York, 931 S.W.2d 185 (Mo.App. S.D. 1996) |