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Gilbert Amezquita

Years Imprisoned:	8
Charge:	Assault - Aggravated
Sentence:	15 yrs
Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2006
Location of Trial:	Texas
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted of aggravated assault in 1998. Amezquita was sentenced to 15 years in prison. On November 22, 2006 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated Amezquita's conviction based on his trial lawyers ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to investigate leads to pointed to another man as the crime's perpetrator. He was released on bond in December 2006 pending the prosecution's decision of whether or not to retry him. In February 2007 the Harris County DA publicly announced that he charges were being dropped. Amezquita's lawyer announced that he would be seeking payment of the $25,000 per year of imprisonment provided for under Texas' wrongful conviction compensation statute. The Harris County DA announced he wouldn't oppose Amezquita's compensation. In August 2007 Texas Governor Rick Perry pardoned Amezquita."
Conviction Caused By:	Faulty eyewitness identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"On November 22, 2006 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated Amezquita's conviction based on his trial lawyers ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to investigate leads to pointed to another man as the crime's perpetrator."
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	28
Information Source 1:	"Ex parte amezquita, no. ap-75,383 (tex.crim.app. 11-22-2006)"
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Information Source 2:	"Freed inmate wants compensation, AP Story, Austin American-Statesman, February 7, 2007"
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Information Source 3:	"[u] Amezquita v. State, no. 01-98-00831-cr (tex.app. dist.1 11-04-1999)"
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Information Location 4:	http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5064226.html
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Ethnicity/Skin:	Hispanic
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Gilbert Amezquita

Years Imprisoned:

8

Charge:

Assault - Aggravated

Sentence:

15 yrs

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2006

Location of Trial:

Texas

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Faulty eyewitness identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"On November 22, 2006 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated Amezquita's conviction based on his trial lawyers ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to investigate leads to pointed to another man as the crime's perpetrator."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Found?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

28

Information Source 1:

"Ex parte amezquita, no. ap-75,383 (tex.crim.app. 11-22-2006)"

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Information Source 2:

"Freed inmate wants compensation, AP Story, Austin American-Statesman, February 7, 2007"

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"[u] Amezquita v. State, no. 01-98-00831-cr (tex.app. dist.1 11-04-1999)"

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5064226.html

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Ethnicity/Skin:

Hispanic

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