Hien Juan Mai

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	120 days
Years Imprisoned:	0.25
Year Crime:	2012
Year Convicted:	2012
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Harris
City of Crime:	Houston
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Hien Juan Mai was wrongly convicted of possession of cocaine in Harris County, Texas. Hien Mai was sentenced to 120 days in county jail. On January 15, 2014 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Mai's habeas corpus writ and set-aside his conviction based on the new evidence of his actual innocence, because new forensic testing established he didn't possess cocaine. The Court ruled, "Applicant has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable juror would have convicted him in light of the new evidence.""
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Innocence Proved By:	"On January 15, 2014 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Mai's habeas corpus writ and set-aside his conviction based on the new forensic evidence of his actual innocence. The Court ruled, "Applicant has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable juror would have convicted him in light of the new evidence.""
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Age When Imprisoned:	34
Age When Released:	34
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Ex parte Hien Juan Mai, No. WR-80,572-01 (Court of Criminal Appeals, 1-15-2014) (Granting habeas corpus petition based on new evidence of his actual innocence. The Court ruled, "Applicant has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable juror would have convicted him in light of the new evidence.""
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Hien Juan Mai

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

120 days

Years Imprisoned:

0.25

Year Crime:

2012

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Harris

City of Crime:

Houston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

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Innocence Proved By:

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

34

Age When Released:

34

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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