Duarnis Perez

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Charge:	Immigration Violation
Sentence:	4 years
Years Imprisoned:	3.5
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Year Convicted:	2000
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	New York
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted in 2000 of illegally re-entering the United States after his deportation to the Dominican Republic in 1994 after a drug conviction. Perez became a U.S. citizen in 1988. Released from federal prison custody on April 9, 2004. The Immigration Service attempted to deport him for a second time. Perez contested the deportation on the grounds he was a U.S. citizen. He also filed a lawsuit in 2005 against the federal BOP and the Dept of Justice claiming their was no legal basis for his prosecution, conviction or imprisonment. Wrongly imprisoned for 3-1/2 years."
Conviction Caused By:	"Failure of federal investigators or prosecutors to verify that Perez was an illegal alien before his deportation in 1994, and his prosecution ofr illegal re-entry in 2000."
Innocence Proved By:	U.S. District Court judge in August 2006.
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Age When Imprisoned:	27
Age When Released:	30
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"">"Perez v. United States, No. 1:05-CV-1294 (N.D.N.Y. 08/15/2006); 2006.NNY.0000291< http://www.versuslaw.com>"
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Information Source 2:	"Deported man was actually U.S. citizen, by Cara Anna (AP), Houston Chronicle, August 23, 2006"
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Duarnis Perez

Charge:

Immigration Violation

Sentence:

4 years

Years Imprisoned:

3.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2000

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

New York

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Failure of federal investigators or prosecutors to verify that Perez was an illegal alien before his deportation in 1994, and his prosecution ofr illegal re-entry in 2000."

Innocence Proved By:

U.S. District Court judge in August 2006.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

27

Age When Released:

30

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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"">"Perez v. United States, No. 1:05-CV-1294 (N.D.N.Y. 08/15/2006); 2006.NNY.0000291< http://www.versuslaw.com>"

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"Deported man was actually U.S. citizen, by Cara Anna (AP), Houston Chronicle, August 23, 2006"

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4135671.html

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