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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

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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."

Conviction Caused By:

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"

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

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