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Patrice Dasha Davis

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale)

Sentence:

90 days

Years Imprisoned:

0.17

Year Crime:

2014

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Harris

City of Crime:

Houston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Patrice Dasha Davis was wrongly convicted of misdemeanor possession of less than one gram of heroin in Harris County, Texas. Patrice Davis pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. After Davis' conviction the substance was tested by the crime lab and found that the substance seized from her was not an illegal substance. Davis filed a writ of habeas corpus based on the new evidence, which was unopposed by the State and the habeas court recommended her writ be granted. On May 3, 2017 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Davis' writ."

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Innocence Proved By:

"On May 3, 2017 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Davis' writ."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

25

Age When Released:

25

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Ex Parte Patrice Dasha Davis, No. WR-86, 664-01 (TX Ct. Crim. Appeals, 5-3-2017) ((Granting writ of habeas corpus based on post-conviction crime lab testing that established she did not possess heroin.)"

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