Jose Morales

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	#N/A
Years Imprisoned:	13.5
Year Crime:	1987
Year Convicted:	1988
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Bronx
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Jose Morales was co-defendant of Ruben Montalvo. Both men wrongly convicted of murder. Morales' conviction was vacated by a federal judge on July 24, 2001, and he was released later that day after 13-1/2 years of wrongful imprisonment."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecutor concealed exculpatory evidence pointing to other suspects - including a man who confessed to the murder.
Innocence Proved By:	"Federal District Court granted habeas corpus petition on July 24, 2001, and he was released from custody later that day."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"Morales v. Portuondo, 154 F.Supp.2d 706 (S.D.N.Y. 07/24/2001)"
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Information Source 2:	"Testimony of Priest and Lawyer Frees Man Jailed for '87 Murder, by Jim Dwyer, New York Times, July 25, 2001"
Information Location 2:	http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/25/nyregion/25PRIE.html
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Jose Morales

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

#N/A

Years Imprisoned:

13.5

Year Crime:

1987

Year Convicted:

1988

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Bronx

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Jose Morales was co-defendant of Ruben Montalvo. Both men wrongly convicted of murder. Morales' conviction was vacated by a federal judge on July 24, 2001, and he was released later that day after 13-1/2 years of wrongful imprisonment."

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutor concealed exculpatory evidence pointing to other suspects - including a man who confessed to the murder.

Innocence Proved By:

"Federal District Court granted habeas corpus petition on July 24, 2001, and he was released from custody later that day."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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"Morales v. Portuondo, 154 F.Supp.2d 706 (S.D.N.Y. 07/24/2001)"

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"Testimony of Priest and Lawyer Frees Man Jailed for '87 Murder, by Jim Dwyer, New York Times, July 25, 2001"

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http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/25/nyregion/25PRIE.html

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