The Ronald Cotton Case A Tragedy of Justice Denied

Listen to this episode from Cleared on Spotify. Works Cited“Case File.” Picking Cotton | a Memoir by Jennifer Thompson & Ronald Cotton with ErinTorneo, ... Listen to this episode from Wrongful Conviction on Spotify. In July 1984, an assailant broke into Jennifer Thompson-Cannino's apartment and ... The story of Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton is one of liberation and forgiveness. In 1984, Thompson testified that Cotton raped her, ... Go to Database Search Page · Go to Database Index Page · Ronald Cotton · Charge: · Rape and Burglary · Sentence: · Life Imprisonment + 54 years. Years ... In January 1985, Ronald Cotton was convicted by a jury of one count of rape and one count of burglary. In a second trial, in November 1987, ... ... Ronald Cotton was the man who raped her in 1984. But she was wrong. After 11 years in jail, DNA evidence proved Cotton's innocence. Now, the two have a ... The 60-minute segment of Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson is exactly how legal system can fail us when it comes to the eyewitnesses' identification ... She was able to escape, and eventually positively identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-- but Jennifer's positive ... After watching a video about the wrongful conviction and the imprisonment of Ronald Cotton, I was baffled. I find it absurd that an innocent person can lose ... Set free on wrongful conviction, too, Ronald Cotton elated to see Ronnie Long go home.