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Leroy Harris (born July 3, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
Leroy Harris was convicted of robbery and sexual assault in 1989 based on serious prosecutorial misconduct and unreliable eyewitness identification.
Leroy Harris was convicted of robbery and sexual assault in 1989 based on serious prosecutorial misconduct and unreliable eyewitness identification.
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Oct 24, 2017 · Leroy Harris was in prison when his father died. He was in prison during his father’s funeral and his mother’s multiple hospitalizations and each of his only daughter’s first days of school, kindergarten through twelfth grade.
At the time of the crime, 22-year-old Leroy “Jock” Harris lived in Brooklyn and frequently visited family members who lived in New Haven. He became a suspect early on based on street chatter that someone named “Jocko” was involved.
Nov 29, 2017 · Last week, on Thanksgiving day, Innocence Project client Leroy Harris was reunited with more than 100 members of his family after spending almost 30 years in prison in Connecticut for a robbery and sexual assault that new evidence—including exculpatory DNA testing results and serious prosecutorial misconduct—strongly suggests he ...
Nov 24, 2017 · NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Leroy Harris spent Thanksgiving with his family for the first time in nearly 30 years after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to kidnapping and robbery – and walked free. Harris, now...
