Peter Montanez

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Charge:	Second Degree Manslaughter
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Year Crime:	1973
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Year Cleared:	1976
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Queens
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Peter Montanez was wrongly convicted of committing second-degree manslaughter in February 1973 in New York City. On December 20, 1976 the New York Court of Appeals vacated Montanez' conviction on the basis of insufficient evidence and ordered dismissal of his indictment."
Conviction Caused By:	Circumstantial evidence.
Innocence Proved By:	"On December 20, 1976 the New York Court of Appeals vacated Montanez' conviction on the basis of insufficient evidence and ordered dismissal of his indictment."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"People v. Montanez, 41 NY 2d 53, 390 NYS 2d 861 (NY Court of Appeals, 12-20-1976)"
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Peter Montanez

Charge:

Second Degree Manslaughter

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1973

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

1976

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Queens

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Peter Montanez was wrongly convicted of committing second-degree manslaughter in February 1973 in New York City. On December 20, 1976 the New York Court of Appeals vacated Montanez' conviction on the basis of insufficient evidence and ordered dismissal of his indictment."

Conviction Caused By:

Circumstantial evidence.

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 20, 1976 the New York Court of Appeals vacated Montanez' conviction on the basis of insufficient evidence and ordered dismissal of his indictment."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"People v. Montanez, 41 NY 2d 53, 390 NYS 2d 861 (NY Court of Appeals, 12-20-1976)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3752828081470884316&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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