Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
30 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2.83 |
Year Crime: |
2012 |
Year Convicted: |
2013 |
Year Cleared: |
2015 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
Champaign |
City of Crime: |
Urbana |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Eddi Migo Ramirez was wrongly convicted of drug charges. |
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"On June 10, 2015 the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Ramirez' convictions on the basis his right to a speedy trial was violated, and ordered dismissal of his indictment with prejudice. On July 2, 2015 the Seventh Circuit granted Ramirez' writ of mandamus that his retrial was barred by dismissal of his charges with prejudice, and ordered his immediate release from federal custody." |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Hispanic |
Information Source 1: |
"USA v. Eddi Ramirez, No. 14-2145 (7th Cir., 6/10/2015) (Reversing conviction based on the violation of Ramirez' constitutional right to a speedy trial, and his indictment was ordered dismissed with prejudice.)" |
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http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D06-10/C:14-2145:J:Bauer:aut:T:fnOp:N:1567310:S:0 |
Information Source 2: |
"Convicted drug dealer can't be retried, By Jim Dey, The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Ill.) July 3, 2015" |
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http://www.rantoulpress.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2015-07-03/convicted-drug-dealer-cant-be-retried.html |
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