Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
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2 years |
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2015 |
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Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Montgomery |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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"Keith Allen Golden II was falsely convicted of possessing a controlled substance in an amount between one and four grams. He was sentenced to two years in prison. On December 16, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted habeas corpus writ of Keith Golden and set-aside his conviction based on new forensic evidence the substance in his possession was less than one gram." |
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"On December 16, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Golden's habeas corpus writ and set-aside his conviction based on new forensic evidence the substance in his possession was less than one gram." |
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"Ex parte Keith Allen Golden II, No. WR-83,732-01 (Court of Criminal Appeals, 6-10-2015) (Granting habeas corpus petition.)" |
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http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2015/wr-83-722-01.html |
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