Andrew William Gossett

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	50 years
Years Imprisoned:	7.47
Year Crime:	1999
Year Convicted:	2000
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Dallas
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Andrew William Gossett was wrongly convicted of sexual assault in 2000 based on an erroneous identification by the victim. Andrew Gossett was sentenced to 50 years in prison. In December 2006 DNA tests of crime scene evidence excluded him as the woman's assailant. Gossett was released on January 4, 2007 after seven years of wrongful imprisonment. In April 2007 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declared Gossett was "actually innocent" of the crime."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim
Innocence Proved By:	"Gossett was released in January 2007 after seven years of wrongful imprisonment. In April 2007 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declared Gossett was "actually innocent" of the crime."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$375,000 (State of Texas, 7-31-2008)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	37
Age When Released:	44
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Court clears man of rape, AP Story, Herald Democrat (Sherman, TX), April 24, 2007"
Information Location 1:	http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articles/2007/04/23/texas_news/state08.txt
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Andrew William Gossett

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

50 years

Years Imprisoned:

7.47

Year Crime:

1999

Year Convicted:

2000

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Dallas

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim

Innocence Proved By:

"Gossett was released in January 2007 after seven years of wrongful imprisonment. In April 2007 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declared Gossett was "actually innocent" of the crime."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$375,000 (State of Texas, 7-31-2008)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

37

Age When Released:

44

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Court clears man of rape, AP Story, Herald Democrat (Sherman, TX), April 24, 2007"

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http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articles/2007/04/23/texas_news/state08.txt

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