Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Assault (Including Battery) |
Sentence: |
8 years suspended |
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Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cameron |
City of Crime: |
Brownsville |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
George Alvarez |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Hispanic |
Information Source 1: |
"Fifth Circuit Reverses $2 million Brady Violation Case Against Police Because Plaintiff Pleaded Guilty, By John Council, Texas Lawyer, June 27, 2017" |
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http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1202791573054/Fifth-Circuit-Reverses-2-million-Brady-Violation-Case-Against-Police-Because-Plaintiff-Pleaded-Guilty?mcode=1202616608548&curindex=1 |
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"George Alvarez v. The City of Brownsville, No. 16-40772 (5th Cir., 6-26-2017) (Reversing jury award of $2 million damages for fabrication of evidence and failure to disclose exculpatory evidence.)" |
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http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/16/16-40772-CV0.pdf |
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