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Cornelia Duncan

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale)

Sentence:

180 days

Years Imprisoned:

0.25

Year Crime:

2013

Year Convicted:

2013

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:

Cornelia Duncan

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 18, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal set aside Duncan's guilty plea as involuntary, and remanded her case to the trial court. On April 13, 2015 the appeals court issued its mandate to the District Court. On April 29, 2015 a Harris County judge granted a motion by the Harris County DA to dismiss the information against her."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

33

Age When Released:

33

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Ex Parte Cornelia Duncan, No. WR-81,418-01 (TX Ct. of Crim. Appeal, 3/18/2015) (Granting writ of habeas corpus. Setting aside Duncan's guilty plea as involuntary, and remanding to the trial court.)"

Information Location 1:

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Information Source 2:

"Ex Parte Cornelia Duncan, No. WR-81,418-01 (TX Ct. of Crim. Appeal, 4/13/2015) (Mandate to the District Court.)"

Information Location 2:

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Information Source 3:

"Ex Parte Cornelia Duncan, No. WR-81,418-01 (TX Ct. of Crim. Appeal, 4/13/2015) (Case Docket)"

Information Location 3:

"http://www.search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=WR-81,418-01&coa=coscca"

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