Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Sexual Assault and Robbery |
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8-1/3 to 25 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
25 |
Year Crime: |
1984 |
Year Convicted: |
1985 |
Year Cleared: |
2020 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New York |
County or Region of Crime: |
New York |
City of Crime: |
New York City |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Rafael Ruiz |
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Innocence Project New York |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
24 |
Age When Released: |
49 |
Sex: |
Male |
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Hispanic |
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"Rafael Ruiz, National Registry of Exonerations" |
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