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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
30 days |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.04 |
Year Crime: |
2014 |
Year Convicted: |
2014 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Harris |
City of Crime: |
Houston |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Joseph Crochon |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On January 27, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Joseph Crochon's habeas corpus petition based on new laboratory evidence he didn't possess a controlled substance." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
60 |
Age When Released: |
60 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte Joseph Crochon, No. WR-84,401-01 (TX Ct. of Crim. Appeals, 1-27-2016)" |
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