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298 Harris County Exonerations - #87

Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
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Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Harris
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"298 wrongful drug convictions were identified as the result of inaccurate presumptive tests in Harris County, Texas through July 2016. All 298 persons pled guilty to lesser charges in order to minimize their sentence if they had been convicted after a trial. The convictions were vacated based on post-conviction laboratory testing of the evidence that showed the substance in the persons possession wasn't an illegal controlled substance."
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Information Source 1:	"298 wrongful drug convictions identified in ongoing audit: 298 plead guilty, but lab results counter roadside screenings, By Lise Olsen and Anita Hassan (Reporters), Houston Chronicle, July 16, 2016"
Information Location 1:	http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/298-wrongful-drug-convictions-identified-in-8382474.php
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298 Harris County Exonerations - #87

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Harris

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

The convictions were vacated based on post-conviction laboratory testing of the evidence that showed the substance in the persons possession wasn't an illegal controlled substance.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

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Information Source 1:

"298 wrongful drug convictions identified in ongoing audit: 298 plead guilty, but lab results counter roadside screenings, By Lise Olsen and Anita Hassan (Reporters), Houston Chronicle, July 16, 2016"

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/298-wrongful-drug-convictions-identified-in-8382474.php

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