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- James Stewart Bain (19 December 1947 – 23 January 2016) [ 1 ] was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. [ 2 ] He also worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums.
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Dec 17, 2009 · BARTOW, Fla. (CBS/AP) After 35 years behind bars for a brutal rape he didn't commit, James Bain became a free man on Thursday and he wasted no time in using a piece of technology that didn't even...
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On December 17, 2009, James Bain was freed from prison after postconviction DNA testing proved his innocence of a 1974 rape and kidnapping. At the time of his release, Bain’s 35 years spent in prison was the longest time served by any of the DNA exonerees nationwide.
Dec 23, 2009 · But now, after spending almost two-thirds of his life behind bars on a bogus rape rap, James Bain, 54, can focus on freedom and the Florida justice system can concentrate on catching the man...
Dec 18, 2009 · A US man has become the longest-serving prisoner to be freed after DNA evidence proved he was innocent of the crime he was convicted of three decades ago. James Bain spent 35 years in jail after...
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- Life on The Outside
Even the strongest parts of the state's case had quite a few holes. The victim only gave Bain's full name when the boy's uncle, a principal at Bain's high school, mentioned it first. The little boy described a 17- or 18-year-old man named "Jimmy" with a mustache and bushy sideburns. The uncle then said he knew a man who fit that description: Bain. ...
Over the course of his sentence, Bain spent time in six different prisons. His family visited almost every weekend, even when he transferred to Hendry Correctional Institution, almost a four-hour drive for them. Bain earned about $40 a week working as a prison welder and doing laundry. Aside from his jobs, Bain also went to school for 27 of his 35 ...
From his first day behind bars, Bain tried to fight his conviction. He requested his prison transcripts multiple times - a right granted by the Supreme Court. But he neither received them nor heard back from the court. Still, he had "chain-gang lawyers" - other prisoners with some level of legal knowledge - write requests to the court for DNA testi...
Under Florida's wrongful incarceration statute,Bain received compensation from the state of Florida for his time in prison - about $1.7 million dollars, $50,000 for every year he spent in prison. "Which in our opinion, isn't enough," Montle said. "It's better than nothing, I guess. But you can't pay somebody back for 35 years of their life." IPF al...
Oct 17, 2012 · Nearly three years after Florida inmate James Bain became the longest serving DNA exoneree when he was released after 35 years, he’s putting his case behind him and is looking toward the future, reported The Ledger. He spoke to an audience at Florida Southern College on Tuesday as part of a program organized by the Innocence Project of Florida.
After spending 35 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, Florida inmate James Bain has become the longest-serving prisoner to be exonerated using DNA evidence. A court-mandated DNA test...
