First Name | William |
Last Name | Barnhouse |
Year of Conviction | 1992 |
Year of Exoneration | 2017 |
State of Conviction | Indiana |
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
Type of Crime | Rape |
Death Sentence | No |
Gender of Exoneree | Male |
Race of exoneree | White |
Juvenile | No |
Mentally Ill or Intellectually Disabled | Mentally Ill |
Type of Innocence Defense |
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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 | Hair comparison described as a certain "match" |
Identity of eyewitness |
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Lineup Procedures |
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Suggestive Procedures | Show up was conducted especially suggestively with defendant standing next to three squad cars and police shining flashlights in his face |