Carlos Davis

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Charge:	Firearm possession (including sale)
Sentence:	7-1/2 to 15 years
Years Imprisoned:	8.5
Year Crime:	1988
Year Convicted:	1991
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Carlos Davis was wrongly convicted in 1991 of illegal possession of a firearm in Kings County, New York. In July 2016 Davis filed a $30 million lawsit against defendants that included the City of New York, the NYPD, and former NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella."
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Defendant Aided By:	Kings County Conviction Integrity Unit
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Age When Imprisoned:	18
Age When Released:	26
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Gun rap from 1988 homicide handled by bad cop Louis Scarcella thrown out, By Oren Yaniv, New York Daily News, April 3, 2015"
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Carlos Davis

Charge:

Firearm possession (including sale)

Sentence:

7-1/2 to 15 years

Years Imprisoned:

8.5

Year Crime:

1988

Year Convicted:

1991

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Carlos Davis was wrongly convicted in 1991 of illegal possession of a firearm in Kings County, New York. In July 2016 Davis filed a $30 million lawsit against defendants that included the City of New York, the NYPD, and former NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Kings County Conviction Integrity Unit

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

18

Age When Released:

26

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Gun rap from 1988 homicide handled by bad cop Louis Scarcella thrown out, By Oren Yaniv, New York Daily News, April 3, 2015"

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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/exclusive-bad-cop-gun-rap-thrown-article-1.2172087

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