Tuesday starts the trial for Adam Bowers, a second man connected to a 14-year-old sexual assault and robbery case. In 2001, Joseph Buffey was convicted for raping and robbing an 83-year-old Clarksburg woman.
In 2013, Buffey's defense attorneys argued a DNA test proved the
DNA from the incident did not match Buffey, but instead linked Adam
Bowers to the apparent assault. Bowers is currently serving time for a separate breaking and entering and assault case. If convicted, Bowers could face one-to-10 years in prison for
burglary, 15-to-35-years for first-degree sexual assault, and a minimum
of 10 years for first-degree robbery.
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Joseph
Buffey pleaded guilty to the 2001 rape and robbery of an 83-year-old
woman based on the advice of his lawyer who told him he risked a
sentence of 200 to 300 years in prison if he went to trial and was
convicted. He quickly regretted his plea, but it was too late. Buffey
has spent the last 13 years behind bars. Defendants in nearly 10% of the
301 DNA exonerations have pled guilty to crimes they didn’t commit. -
See more at:
http://www.innocenceproject.org/cases-false-imprisonment/joseph-buffey#sthash.D0Cj8NyQ.dpuf
Joseph
Buffey pleaded guilty to the 2001 rape and robbery of an 83-year-old
woman based on the advice of his lawyer who told him he risked a
sentence of 200 to 300 years in prison if he went to trial and was
convicted. He quickly regretted his plea, but it was too late. Buffey
has spent the last 13 years behind bars. Defendants in nearly 10% of the
301 DNA exonerations have pled guilty to crimes they didn’t commit. -
See more at:
http://www.innocenceproject.org/cases-false-imprisonment/joseph-buffey#sthash.D0Cj8NyQ.dpuf
