Víctor Javier Garcia

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	50 years
Years Imprisoned:	3.5
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Year Convicted:	2002
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Mexico
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Wrongly convicted in 2002 of being a serial killer after the police tortured him into confessing by pressing burning cigarettes into his abdomen and genitals. His conviction was overturned by the State Supreme Court of Chihuahua in June 2005. Garcia was released after 3-1/2 years of wrongful imprisonment.
Conviction Caused By:	False confession induced by police torture of pressing burning cigarettes against his abdomen and genitals.
Innocence Proved By:	Garcia's conviction was overturned by the State Supreme Court of Chihuahua in June 2005.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"In Mexico's Murders, Fury Is Aimed at Officials, Ginger Thompson (staff), New York Times, September 26, 2005"
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Víctor Javier Garcia

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

50 years

Years Imprisoned:

3.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Mexico

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession induced by police torture of pressing burning cigarettes against his abdomen and genitals.

Innocence Proved By:

Garcia's conviction was overturned by the State Supreme Court of Chihuahua in June 2005.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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"In Mexico's Murders, Fury Is Aimed at Officials, Ginger Thompson (staff), New York Times, September 26, 2005"

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