Cornelius Dupree
Cornelius Dupree Jr. (born September 22, 1959) is an American who was declared innocent of a 1980 conviction for aggravated robbery, which was alleged to have been committed during a rape in 1979. He was paroled in July 2010 after serving 30 years of a 75-year prison sentence in Texas. Prosecutors cleared him of the crime after a test of his DNA profile did not match traces of semen evidence from the case. Dupree, who was represented by the Innocence Project, spent more time in prison in Texas than any other inmate who was eventually exonerated by DNA evidence.
Cornelius Dupree Jr. | |
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| Born | September 22, 1959 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Miscarriage of justice |
| Criminal charge | Robbery – 1979 |
| Criminal penalty | 75 years imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Paroled – Summer 2010 Exonerated – January 2011 |
| Spouse | Selma Perkins Dupree |
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