Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer Hosted on and mirrored on. "Picking Cotton - Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption, by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton with Erin Torneo (St. "Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence after Trial, by Edward Connors, Thomas Lundregan, Neal Miller and Tom McEwen (US DOJ, National Institute of Justice, June 1996)" Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis. The two became friends after his release, and they have appeared at several events to publicize the unreliability of eyewitness evidence."ĭNA testing of evidence excluded Ronald Cotton as the woman's assailant. Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Ronald Cotton, Erin Torneo.
The book was written by Cotton and the woman who erroneously identified him, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino. A book about the case, "Picking Cotton" was published In March 2009. He was exonerated in 1995 by DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial. Ronald Cotton was first convicted in 1985 and after a retrial in 1987. "Ronald Cotton was wrongly convicted twice of rape based on his erroneous identification by the victim. In their own words, Jennifer and Ronald unfold the harrowing details of their tragedy, and challenge our ideas of memory and judgment while demonstrating the profound nature of human grace and the healing power of forgiveness.Go to Database Index Page Ronald Cotton Charge: Two years later, Jennifer and Ronald met face to face-and forged an unlikely friendship that changed both of their lives. He was released after serving more than a decade in prison for a crime he never committed. After eleven years, Ronald was allowed to take a DNA test that proved his innocence.
Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-but Jennifer's positive identification was the compelling evidence that put him behind bars.
She was able to escape and eventually identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. In this true and inspiring book, a unique and transcendent friendship rises from the depths of a shocking crime and a devastating miscarriage of justice.
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