Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
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Year Convicted: |
2000 |
Year Cleared: |
2001 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Florida |
County or Region of Crime: |
Hillsborough |
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Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Jack Downard was wrongly convicted of possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia in Hillsborough County, Florida. On August 10, 2001 the Florida Court of Appeals, Second District, reversed Downard's convictions for possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, and ordered dismissal of the charge based on the prosecution's failure to introduce evidence sufficent to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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"On August 10, 2001 the Florida Court of Appeals, Second District, reversed Downard's convictions for possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, and ordered dismissal of the charge based on the prosecution's failure to introduce evidence sufficent to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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"Downard v. State, 793 So. 2d 83 (Fla: Dist. Court of Appeals, 2nd Dist. 2001) (Reversing drug related convictions based on insufficient evidence and ordering dismissal of charges.)" |
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"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2760918233589492089&q=+Miller++v.+State,+107+So.+3d+498+%28Fla.+2d+DCA+2013%29&hl=en&as_sdt=4,10" |
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