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Jeffrey Lyn Gaston

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale)

Sentence:

60 days

Years Imprisoned:

0.125

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2006

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:

Jeffrey Lyn Gaston

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On February 25, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal set aside Jeffery Gaston's conviction on the basis of new forensic testing that he was not in possession of a controlled substance."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

34

Age When Released:

34

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Ex Parte Jeffery Lyn Gaston, No. WR-82,789-01 (TX Ct. of Crim. Appeal, 3/18/2015) (Granting writ of habeas corpus)"

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http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2015/wr-82-789-01.html

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