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Sep 15, 2008 10:46 pm US/Central
DNA Test Shows Another Dallas Man Innocent Of Rape
DALLAS (AP) ―
A man who has spent nearly 26 years in prison for rape is likely to be freed after a DNA test showed he is innocent.
Dallas County Public Defender Michelle Moore says a hearing is scheduled for Friday for Johnnie Earl Lindsey, who was convicted of the 1981 aggravated rape of a Dallas woman.
Moore says Lindsey has maintained his innocence and produced time cards at his trial showing he was at work when the assault occurred.
Moore says the victim misidentified Lindsey in a photo lineup.
Dallas radio station KRLD first reported that Lindsey may be freed.
Moore says the Dallas County District Attorney's office is running a final test on a pubic hair that she expects will not implicate Lindsey. A spokeswoman for the district attorney confirmed the Friday hearing but declined to comment on the case.
If exonerated, Lindsey would be the 20th Dallas County man proven innocence by DNA testing.
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