Breaking the Chains Ronald Cotton's Journey to Exoneration

Download this stock image: Ronald Cotton, right, is shown in this 1984 police photo following his arrest on rape charges in Burlington, N.C. Cotton was ... Second Trial Of Ronald Cotton V. ... In July of 1984, in Alamance County in North Carolina, an assailant broke into the victim's – Jennifer Thompson-Cannino – ... He was 71 years old. Ronny was proceeded in death by his father, William “Cotton” Greenman; mother, Hilda; niece, Melissa Greenman; and nephew, ... The Case of Ronald Cotton · Jury wasn't allowed to hear all evidence · Second victim failed to pick Cotton out of photo array or line-up · A man in prison ... 148 Followers, 114 Following, 32 Posts - Ronald Cotton (@cottonronald) on Instagram: "" She was able to escape, and eventually positively identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-- but Jennifer's positive ... ... Ronald Cotton and was relieved when he received a life sentence. But after 11 years in prison, DNA testing proved Cotton's innocence and ... Ronald Cotton, wrongly accused and convicted of sexual assault; co-author of The New York Times Bestseller Picking Cotton. In January 1985, Cotton was convicted by a jury of one count of rape and one count of burglary. In a second trial, in November 1987, Cotton was convicted of ... 213 likes, 3 comments - innocenceproject on July 2, 2016: "Happy 21st exoneration anniversary, Ronald! Ronald Cotton was exonerated in 1995, ...