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Rafael Lora

 

Charge:

First Degree Manslaughter

Sentence:

1 to 3 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

2007

Year Convicted:

2009

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

New York

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Rafael Lora

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Lora's conviction was overturned on by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division on June 14, 2011 on the basis Lora didn't act recklessly therefore the evidence was insufficient he committed second degree manslaughter. The state Court of Appeals later upheld the ruling."

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"People v. Lora, 85 AD 3d 487, 925 NYS 2d 38, 2011 (NY Appellate Div., 1st Dept., 6-14-2011)"

Information Location 1:

"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7211701503428491670&q=%22Rafael+Lora%22&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

Information Source 2:

"Fired cop Rafael Lora seeks return to Finest after manslaughter conviction appeal upheld, By John Marzulli (staff), New York Daily News, June 20, 2012"

Information Location 2:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fired-rafael-lora-seeks-return-finest-manslaughter-conviction-appeal-upheld-article-1.1098935

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