Sunday, June 06, 2010
30-Year-Old Rape Conviction Thrown Out
KENTUCKY....
A Jefferson County judge has thrown out a 30-year-old rape conviction against Michael VonAllmen, ruling there was clearly enough evidence to exonerate him. Judge Charles Cunningham found evidence presented by VonAllmen's attorney that the actual rapist was likely Ronald Tackett convincing enough to throw out the conviction. VonAllmen served 11 years for the 1981 rape of a 22-year-old woman and was paroled in 1994. Tackett died in a car crash while fleeing police in 1983. While the verdict has been dismissed, the 57-year-old VonAllmen technically still faces charges and prosecutors must now decide whether to put him on trial again. The victim said through her attorney she still believes VonAllmen raped her.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:03 PM 
