Angelo Martinez

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	25 years to life in prison
Years Imprisoned:	17
Year Crime:	1985
Year Convicted:	1986
Year Cleared:	2002
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Queens
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Angelo Martinez was wrongly convicted on September 10, 1986 of murdering a 70 year-old man outside a Queens, New York bingo hall on April 10, 1985. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. In 2001 another man confessed that he had committed the murder, and he provided details that weren't released to the public. Based on the new evidence another man committed the crime Martinez filed a motion for a new trial on June 12, 2002. The motion was granted and the charges were subsequently dismissed. Martinez was released on bail on July 22, 2002 pending the resolution of his federal conviction for selling cocaine in prison while he was imprisoned for the murder. Martinez' sentence of 24 years and 4 months was commuted to time served because it was enhanced due to his wrongful murder conviction."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Based on the new evidence another man committed the crime Martinez filed a motion for a new trial on June 12, 2002. The motion was granted and the charges were subsequently dismissed. Martinez was released on bail on July 22, 2002."
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Age When Imprisoned:	19
Age When Released:	36
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"Conviction For Murder 17 Years Ago Is Overturned, By Sarah Kershaw (staff), The New York Times, June 14, 2002"
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Angelo Martinez

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

25 years to life in prison

Years Imprisoned:

17

Year Crime:

1985

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

2002

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Queens

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Based on the new evidence another man committed the crime Martinez filed a motion for a new trial on June 12, 2002. The motion was granted and the charges were subsequently dismissed. Martinez was released on bail on July 22, 2002."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

19

Age When Released:

36

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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"Conviction For Murder 17 Years Ago Is Overturned, By Sarah Kershaw (staff), The New York Times, June 14, 2002"

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http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/14/nyregion/conviction-for-murder-17-years-ago-is-overturned.html

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