Jordan Snow Has Served 15 Years of a 25-Year Sentence

question 96

Multiple Choice

Jordan Snow has served 15 years of a 25-year sentence for first-degree rape. He was 20 when he was originally sentenced. Jordan had a previous charge of larceny, which the judge had to include during the rape sentencing. Jordan has always stated that he is innocent and one day he would prove it. Jordan's DNA results have come back exonerating him from the crime. He is the victim of a:

• A) punishment.
• B) wrongful conviction.
• C) shame.
• D) DNA proof.
• E) prosecutorial misconduct.

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