Innocence Project: Angel Gonzalez
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ANGEL GONZALEZ
EXONERATED AFTER 20 YEARS BEHIND BARS
IINCIDENT IN QUESTION
- A woman was raped by 2 men
- Gonzalez was at the wrong place at the wrong time
- Gonzalez is accused of committing the crime
Original ProsECUTION
- Gonzalez didn’t know English
- He was read his rights, but waived them
- Police made him confess to a crime he didn’t commit
- Was sentenced to 40 years
OUTCOME AFTER INITIAL TRIAL
GONZALEZ SPENT 20 YEARS IN LAKE COUNTY JAIL
DNA’S ROLE IN EXONERATION
- DNA From Victim’s Tampon
- DNA From Victim’s Shorts
- DNA From Sperm At Crime Scene
POST-INNOCENCE PROJECT
- Gonzalez got out of an extra 3 years in prison
- He now lives happily with his family and with the $9.5 million payout he received
WORKS CITED
- Project, Innocence. “The Cases - Angel Gonzalez.” Innocence Project, MADEO, 2019, www.innocenceproject.org/cases/angel-gonzalez/.
- Hinkel, Dan. “After 20 Years in Prison, Lake County Clears Man in Rape -- but He Isn't Free.” Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2015, www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lake-county-dro....
