Ruddy Quezada

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	25 years to life in prison
Years Imprisoned:	24
Year Crime:	1991
Year Convicted:	1993
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Ruddy Quezada was wrongly convicted in 1993 of the drive-by shooting murder of an innocent bystander in Brooklyn, New York in 1991. Quezada's conviction was based on the eyewitness testimony of a witness who identified him as the shooter. Quezada was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Quezada filed a motion for a new trial based on new evidence the prosecution failed to disclose prior to his trial that the eyewitness was coerced to testify after he was arrested on a material witness warrant, by being held in police custody until he agreed to testify that Quezada was the shooter. On August 31, 2015 Quezada was released after a judge in Brookly, New York granted the Kings County DA's motion to dismiss the charge against him based on the prosecution's Brady violation of failing to disclose exculpatory evidence at the time of his trial. In April 2017 Quezada settled his wrongful conviction compensation claim with the State of New York for $4,500,000."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecutor misconduct of failing to disclose exculpatory reports that the prosecution's key witness was coerced to testify against Ruddy Quezada.
Innocence Proved By:	"On August 31, 2015 Quezada was released after a judge in Brookly, New York granted the Kings County DA's motion to dismiss the charge against him based on the prosecution's failure to disclose exculpatory evidence at the time of his trial."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$4,500,000 (New York State, April 2017)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	29
Age When Released:	53
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Other
Information Source 1:	"1993 Murder Conviction Vacated; Brooklyn Prosecutor Says Evidence Was Withheld, By Stephanie Clifford (Staff writer), August 31, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/nyregion/man-convicted-of-murder-in-1993-is-ordered-released-after-key-evidence-was-withheld.html?_r=0
Information Source 2:	"Brooklyn man jailed for murder is ordered released after officials admit 'unfair' appeal hearings, By Christina Carrega-woodby (Staff writer), New York Daily News, August 31, 2015"
Information Location 2:	http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ruddy-quezada-release-unfair-appeal-hearings-article-1.2343448
Information Source 3:	"Brooklyn prosecutor loses warrant to arrest witness in murder case, finds it 7 years later, By John Marzulli (Staff writer), New York Daily News, May 11, 2015"
Information Location 3:	http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/exclusive-da-finds-warrant-murder-case-7-years-article-1.2217479
Information Source 4:	"New York State to pay $4.5M to wrongfully convicted man, By Andrew Keshner, New York Daily News, May 8, 2017"
Information Location 4:	http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/new-york-state-pay-4-5m-wrongfully-convicted-man-article-1.3147882
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Ruddy Quezada

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

25 years to life in prison

Years Imprisoned:

24

Year Crime:

1991

Year Convicted:

1993

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutor misconduct of failing to disclose exculpatory reports that the prosecution's key witness was coerced to testify against Ruddy Quezada.

Innocence Proved By:

"On August 31, 2015 Quezada was released after a judge in Brookly, New York granted the Kings County DA's motion to dismiss the charge against him based on the prosecution's failure to disclose exculpatory evidence at the time of his trial."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$4,500,000 (New York State, April 2017)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

29

Age When Released:

53

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Other

Information Source 1:

"1993 Murder Conviction Vacated; Brooklyn Prosecutor Says Evidence Was Withheld, By Stephanie Clifford (Staff writer), August 31, 2015"

Information Location 1:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/nyregion/man-convicted-of-murder-in-1993-is-ordered-released-after-key-evidence-was-withheld.html?_r=0

Information Source 2:

"Brooklyn man jailed for murder is ordered released after officials admit 'unfair' appeal hearings, By Christina Carrega-woodby (Staff writer), New York Daily News, August 31, 2015"

Information Location 2:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ruddy-quezada-release-unfair-appeal-hearings-article-1.2343448

Information Source 3:

"Brooklyn prosecutor loses warrant to arrest witness in murder case, finds it 7 years later, By John Marzulli (Staff writer), New York Daily News, May 11, 2015"

Information Location 3:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/exclusive-da-finds-warrant-murder-case-7-years-article-1.2217479

Information Source 4:

"New York State to pay $4.5M to wrongfully convicted man, By Andrew Keshner, New York Daily News, May 8, 2017"

Information Location 4:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/new-york-state-pay-4-5m-wrongfully-convicted-man-article-1.3147882

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