Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Identity Theft |
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Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Colorado |
County or Region of Crime: |
Denver |
City of Crime: |
Denver |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Felix Montes-Rodriguez was wrongly convicted in 2008 of identify theft for using a stolen social security number in Denver, Colorado. On March 05, 2009 the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. On October 25, 2010 the Colorado Supreme Court reversed Montes-Rodriguez' conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On October 25, 2010 the Colorado Supreme Court reversed Montes-Rodriguez' conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Montes-Rodriguez v. People, No. 09SC322 (CO SCt, 10-25-2010)" |
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http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Supreme_Court/opinions/2009/09SC322.pdf |
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"Using stolen Social Security number isn't identity theft, By Bert Knabe, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, November 9, 2010" |
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http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/bert-knabe/2010-11-09/using-stolen-social-security-number-isnt-identity-theft |
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