Alejandro Cerezo

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Charge:	Firearm & Explosives
Sentence:	7-1/2 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	2002
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Mexico
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Alejandro Cerezo and two brothers were arrested in August 2001 and convicted of possession of weapons and explosives and for participating in organised crime. They were each given 7-1/2 year sentences. Cerezo's conviction was overturned in 2005 on the basis of insufficient evidence, while his brother's convictions were upheld. Cerezo was released after four years of wrongful imprisonment."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Cerezo's conviction was overturned in 2005 on the basis of insufficient evidence,"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"Ordeal Ends for Sons of Alleged Guerrillas, IPS, February 17, 2009"
Information Location 1:	http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45801
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Alejandro Cerezo

Charge:

Firearm & Explosives

Sentence:

7-1/2 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Mexico

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Cerezo's conviction was overturned in 2005 on the basis of insufficient evidence,"

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Information Source 1:

"Ordeal Ends for Sons of Alleged Guerrillas, IPS, February 17, 2009"

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http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45801

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