Robert Thomas Johnson III

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	2 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.25
Year Crime:	2015
Year Convicted:	2015
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Galveston
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Robert Thomas Johnson III was wrongly convicted in 2015 of possession of amphetamine in Galveston County, Texas. Robert Johnson pled guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison. After Johnson's conviction the substance was tested by the crime lab and found to be amphetamine in an FDA-approved form. Johnson filed a writ of habeas corpus based on the new evidence seeking to withdraw his guilty plea on the basis it was not a knowing and intelligent decision. His writ was unopposed by the State, and the habeas judge recommended his writ be granted. On April 12, 2017 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Johnson's writ."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On April 12, 2017 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Johnson's writ."
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Age When Imprisoned:	32
Age When Released:	33
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Ex Parte Robert Thomas Johnson III, No. WR-86, 139-01 (TX Ct. Crim. Appeals, 4-12-2017) (Granting writ of habeas corpus.)"
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Robert Thomas Johnson III

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.25

Year Crime:

2015

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Galveston

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On April 12, 2017 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Johnson's writ."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

32

Age When Released:

33

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Ex Parte Robert Thomas Johnson III, No. WR-86, 139-01 (TX Ct. Crim. Appeals, 4-12-2017) (Granting writ of habeas corpus.)"

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