Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
6 months |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.33 |
Year Crime: |
2014 |
Year Convicted: |
2014 |
Year Cleared: |
2015 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Montgomery |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Milyn Aleaha Pierce was wrongly convicted of felony drug possession or sale. On November 26, 2014 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Milyn Pierce's habeas corpus petition based on new laboratory evidence she didn't possess a controlled substance. Her charges were dismissed on January 8, 2015." |
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"On November 26, 2014 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Milyn Pierce's habeas corpus petition based on new laboratory evidence she didn't possess a controlled substance." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
32 |
Age When Released: |
32 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte Milyn Aleaha Pierce, No. WR-82,324-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 11-26-2014)" |
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http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2014/wr-82-324-01.html |
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