Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
30 days |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.04 |
Year Crime: |
2009 |
Year Convicted: |
2009 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Harris |
City of Crime: |
Houston |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Tommy Lee Emerson was wrongly convicted on January 7, 2009 of possession of a controlled substance. Tommy Emerson was sentenced to 30 days in jail. On January 13, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Tommy Emerson's habeas corpus petition based on new laboratory evidence she didn't possess a controlled substance." |
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"On January 13, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Tommy Emerson's habeas corpus petition based on new laboratory evidence she didn't possess a controlled substance." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
49 |
Age When Released: |
49 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte Tommy Lee Emerson, No. WR-34,612-02 (TX Ct. of Crim. Appeals, 1-13-2016)" |
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