Eric Birden

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Charge:	Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale)
Sentence:	30 days
Years Imprisoned:	0.08
Year Crime:	2007
Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Harris
City of Crime:	Houston
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	Eric Birden
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 4, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal set aside Eric Birden's conviction on the basis of new forensic testing that he was not in possession of cocaine."
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Age When Imprisoned:	23
Age When Released:	23
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Ex parte Eric Birden, No. WR-82,826-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 3-4-2015) (Granting habeas corpus petition)"
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Eric Birden

Charge:

Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale)

Sentence:

30 days

Years Imprisoned:

0.08

Year Crime:

2007

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Harris

City of Crime:

Houston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Eric Birden

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 4, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal set aside Eric Birden's conviction on the basis of new forensic testing that he was not in possession of cocaine."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

23

Age When Released:

23

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Ex parte Eric Birden, No. WR-82,826-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 3-4-2015) (Granting habeas corpus petition)"

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http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2015/wr-82-826-01.html

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