Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
180 days |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.25 |
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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: |
"David Alexander Mayo (aka David Mayo) was wrongly convicted in Harris County of possession of methamphetamine in an amount of one to four grams, and he was sentenced to 180 days imprisonment. On November 19, 2014 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Mayo's writ of habeas corpus based on the new evidence of a laboratory analyis that he did not possess any methamphetamines." |
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"On November 19, 2014 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Mayo's writ of habeas corpus based on the new evidence of a laboratory analyis that he did not possess any methamphetamines." |
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Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte David Alexander Mayo, No. WR-82,047-01 (Tex. Ct. of Crim. Appeals, 11-19-2014) (Granting habeas petition based on new evidence of actually innocence.)" |
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http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2014/wr-82-047-01.html |
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