The Innocence Institute of Point Park University
An investigative reporting organization that probes allegations of wrongful convictions.
Krishaun Davis claims an alibi eyewitness can attest to his innocence but an appeals court says the new evidence was filed too late
By Nicole Humphrey
innocence@pointpark.edu
March 14, 2011
Seventeen years ago, Krishaun Davis' jilted ex-girlfriend refused to testify that he was by her side when authorities said he was involved in a West End armed robbery, leaving him without an alibi in the …
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By Bill Moushey and Jason Bugg
When he was implicated in a violent armed robbery that caused his imprisonment for 20-40 years, Krishaun Davis had an alibi who literally went south on him.
Shawna Roston said she was sleeping with Davis during the November 1993 robbery of a Sheradan bar, but refused to testify in court because she was upset Davis impregnated her friend. She moved to Atlanta …
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
By Bill Moushey and Jason Bugg, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When Krishaun Davis was accused of committing a violent armed robbery in Sheraden 12 years ago, he thought he had two alibis.
One was his girlfriend, who says he spent the night of the robbery with her. The other was one of the young men who committed the crime, who was prepared to testify that Davis wasn't …
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