The Ronald Cotton Story A Case of Misidentification and Wrongful Conviction

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 ... 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, ... Eyewitness Misidentification: Convicting the Innocent Ronald Cotton spent more than ten years serving a lif e- plu s- 5 4- years sentence for raping a ... Cotton and Thompson-Cannino worked with author Erin Torneo to write “Picking Cotton,” a best-selling memoir written about their experiences and the need for ... Ronald Cotton lives with his wife and daughter in North Carolina. He has spoken at various schools and conferences including Washington and Lee University. 213 likes, 3 comments - innocenceproject on July 2, 2016: "Happy 21st exoneration anniversary, Ronald! Ronald Cotton was exonerated in 1995, ... The incredible story of Jennifer Thompson, a former Elon University student who was raped at knife-point, and Ronald Cotton, the man she identified as her ... Jennifer worked with police to create a composite sketch, then identified a man named Ronald Cotton in the photo and physical lineups police ... In 1987, the case was retried because an appellate court had overturned [Ronald Junior Cotton]'s conviction. During a pretrial hearing, I learned that ... Ronald Cotton has a whole new life at age 35 after DNA testing cleared him of rape. ... Ronald Cotton lost 11 years of his life, imprisoned for crimes he didn't ...