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Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption

Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption

Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. She was able to escape, and eventually positively identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-- but Jennifer's positive identification was the compelling evidence that put him behind bars. After eleven years, Ronald was allowed to take a DNA test that proved his innocence. He was...
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Eyewitness Identification
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Material Type:
Case Study
Date Added to MERLOT:
January 21, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:
May 11, 2020
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Paul Bowdre
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College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
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Website, Flash
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English
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