Luis Gomez

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Charge:	Rape and Sexual Assault/Battery
Sentence:	9 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
Year Crime:	2002
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2010
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Queens
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Luis Gomez was wrongly convicted on January 11, 2008 of rape, sexual assault and child endangerment for allegedly assaulting his underage sister-in-law for five years from 1998 to 2002, and raping her in 2002. The only evidence against Gomez was the testimony of the girl. Gomez's defense was the girl, who lived with him and his wife in Florida, was mad at him because she didn't want to be sent to New York to live with her mother. The trial judge barred the jury from hearing testimony by a husband and wife who were friends with the girl that she confided in them that she made up the abuse and rape story because she didn't want to live with her mother. Gomez was convicted and sentenced to 9 years in prison. On appeal the NY Court of Appeals overturned Gomez's conviction on December 21, 2010, on the basis the trial judge violated Gomez's right to present a complete defense by barring the testimony of his witnesses who would have cast doubt on his accuser's credibility. People v Luis Gomez No 2008-00977 (NY Ct of Appeals 2nd div. 12-21-2010)"
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury by the alleged victim who provided the only evidence against Gomez.
Innocence Proved By:	"The NY Court of Appeals overturned Gomez's conviction on December 21, 2010."
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Age When Imprisoned:	35
Age When Released:	39
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	People v Luis Gomez No 2008-00977 (NY Ct of Appeals 2nd div. 12-21-2010)
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Information Source 2:	"Conviction of Florida man in Queens child rape case overturned on appeal, By Thomas Zambito (staff writer), New York Daily News, January 4, 2011"
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Luis Gomez

Charge:

Rape and Sexual Assault/Battery

Sentence:

9 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2010

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Queens

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury by the alleged victim who provided the only evidence against Gomez.

Innocence Proved By:

"The NY Court of Appeals overturned Gomez's conviction on December 21, 2010."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

35

Age When Released:

39

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Information Source 1:

People v Luis Gomez No 2008-00977 (NY Ct of Appeals 2nd div. 12-21-2010)

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"Conviction of Florida man in Queens child rape case overturned on appeal, By Thomas Zambito (staff writer), New York Daily News, January 4, 2011"

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/01/04/2011-01-04_conviction_in_child_rape_overturned_on_appeal.html

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