First Name | Patrick |
Last Name | Brown |
Year of Conviction | 2002 |
Year of Exoneration | 2010 |
Testing inculpated culprit | Cold Hit |
State of Conviction | Pennsylvania |
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
Type of Crime | Murder |
Death Sentence | No |
Gender of Exoneree | Male |
Race of exoneree | Black |
Juvenile | No |
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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Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | DNA from crime scene excluded defendant |
Identity of eyewitness |
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Lineup Procedures |
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Unreliable Identification? | Yes ● One of two eyewitnesses stated that defendant was not the culprit |
Highest level reached | Appeal |
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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Citations to judicial opinions | Com. v. Brown, 963 A.2d 466 (Pa. 2009) |