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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
6 months |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.25 |
Year Crime: |
2010 |
Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2014 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Harris |
City of Crime: |
Houston |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Gwendolyn Brooks was wrongly convicted in 2010 of felony drug possession or sale in Houston, Texas. Brooks was sentenced to six months in jail. Brooks was exonerated on 8/19/2014." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Gwendolyn Brooks was exonerated on 8/19/2014. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
52 |
Age When Released: |
52 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Gwendolyn Brooks, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4606 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org