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Arthur F. Ras

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

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Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1991

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

Hillsborough

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Arthur F. Ras was wrongly convicted of trafficking in cocaine in Hillsborough County, Florida. On November 25, 1992 the Florida Court of Appeals, Second District, reversed Ras' convictions for trafficking in cocaine, and ordered dismissal of the charge based on the prosecution's failure to introduce evidence sufficent to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

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Innocence Proved By:

"On November 25, 1992 the Florida Court of Appeals, Second District, reversed Ras' convictions for trafficking in cocaine, and ordered dismissal of the charge based on the prosecution's failure to introduce evidence sufficent to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Ras v. State, 610 So. 2d 24 (Fla. Dist. Court of Appeals, 2nd Dist. 1992) (Reversing drug related convictions based on insufficient evidence and ordering dismissal of charges.)"

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