First Name | Larry |
Last Name | Gillard |
Year of Conviction | 1982 |
Year of Exoneration | 2009 |
Testing inculpated culprit | Cold Hit |
State of Conviction | Illinois |
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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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 | (3) Incorrect frequency provided |
Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | Analyst testified that defendant was within 4.4% of the population that could have contributed to sample |
Identity of eyewitness |
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Highest level reached | FederalHabeas |
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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Harmless Error Rulings |
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Citations to judicial opinions | U.S. ex rel. Gillard v. Gramley,, 1991 WL 86110 (N.D.Ill., May 17, 1991) |