Lesly Jean

First Name	Lesly
Last Name	Jean
Year of Conviction	1982
Year of Exoneration	2001
State of Conviction	North Carolina
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea	Trial
Type of Crime	Rape
Death Sentence	No
Gender of Exoneree	Male
Race of exoneree	Black
Juvenile	No
Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense	Missing transcript for defense case
Did the defendant testify at trial?	Yes
Quotes from Exoneree Testimony	Missing transcript for defense case
Types of evidence at trial	Eyewitness Forensic Evidence
Type of Forensic Evidence	Serology
Types of Flawed Forensics	Valid
Brief Quote / Description of Testimony	Victim was an O secretor, but stains exhibited type B blood group substances, which were consistent with the defendant’s type.
Identity of eyewitness	Cross Racial Identification Victim
Multiple eyewitnesses	2
Suggestive Procedures	Yes ● Hypnotized victim Brady – did not disclose use of hypnosis
Unreliable Identification?	No transcript
Highest level reached	FederalHabeas
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction	Brady Due Process Jackson Claim Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel State Law Evidence Claim Suggestive Eyewitness Identification
Claims granted, resulting in preexon. reversal	Brady
Harmless Error Rulings	G HE
Citations to judicial opinions	State v. Jean, 311 S.E.2d 266 (N.C. 1984) State v. Jean, 332 S.E.2d 487 (N.C. 1985) Jean v. Rice, 945 F.2d 82 (4th Cir. 1991)