Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
6 months |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.25 |
Year Crime: |
2008 |
Year Convicted: |
2008 |
Year Cleared: |
2015 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Harris |
City of Crime: |
Houston |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Barry Demings |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On June 17, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Barry Deming's habeas corpus petition based on new laboratory evidence he didn't possess a controlled substance." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
55 |
Age When Released: |
55 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte Barry Demings, No. WR-82,919-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 6-17-2015) (Granting habeas corpus petition.)" |
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http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2015/wr-82-919-01.html |
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