First Name | Richard |
Last Name | Kussmaul |
Year of Conviction | 1994 |
Year of Exoneration | 2019 |
State of Conviction | Texas |
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
Type of Crime | Rape and Murder |
Life / LWOP sentence | Life without parole |
Gender of Exoneree | Male |
Race of exoneree | White |
Types of evidence at trial |
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Were non-public facts alleged? | Yes |
Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized Witness | Jailhouse informant, and Co-defendants made inculpatory statements |