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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
17-1-2 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
11 |
Year Crime: |
1999 |
Year Convicted: |
1999 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
DuPage |
City of Crime: |
Aurora |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Refugio Ruiz Cortez |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
29 |
Age When Released: |
40 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Hispanic |
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"Refugio Ruiz Cortez, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4038 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org