Brandi Jessica Russell

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	"4 years probation, 192 hours community service, and 90 days in jail suspended"
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Year Crime:	2010
Year Convicted:	2011
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Colorado
County or Region of Crime:	Grand
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Brandi Jessica Russell was wrongly convicted by a jury in August 2011 of Brandi Jessica Russell for possession of marijuana concentrate, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, and possession of methamphetamine in March 2010. Russell was sentenced to 4 years probation, 192 hours community service, and 90 days in jail suspended. While Russell's appeal was pending Amendment 64 was passed by Colorado voters that legalized possession of an ounce or less of marijuana. On March 12, 2015 the Colorado Court of Appeals vacated Russell's convictions for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana and possessing marijuana concentrate, by ruling that Amendment 64 could be applied retroactively. The Court affirmed her methamphetamine conviction."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 12, 2015 the Colorado Court of Appeals vacated Brandi Jessica Russell's 2011 convictions for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana and possessing marijuana concentrate, by ruling that Amendment 64 passed by Colorado voters in 2012 could be applied retroactively. The Court affirmed her methamphetamine conviction."
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Sex:	Female
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Information Source 1:	"The State of Colorado v. Brandi Jessica Russell, No. 11CA1929 (Colo. Ct. of Appeals, 3-13-2014) (Reversing marijuana convictions)"
Information Location 1:	https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Court_of_Appeals/Opinion/2014/11CA1929-PD.pdf
Information Source 2:	"Colorado court: Some marijuana cases can be overturned, By John Ingold (Staff writer), The Denver Post, March 13, 2014"
Information Location 2:	http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25336336/colorado-court-some-marijuana-cases-can-be-overturned
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Brandi Jessica Russell

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

"4 years probation, 192 hours community service, and 90 days in jail suspended"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2010

Year Convicted:

2011

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Colorado

County or Region of Crime:

Grand

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

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Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

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Information Source 1:

"The State of Colorado v. Brandi Jessica Russell, No. 11CA1929 (Colo. Ct. of Appeals, 3-13-2014) (Reversing marijuana convictions)"

Information Location 1:

https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Court_of_Appeals/Opinion/2014/11CA1929-PD.pdf

Information Source 2:

"Colorado court: Some marijuana cases can be overturned, By John Ingold (Staff writer), The Denver Post, March 13, 2014"

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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25336336/colorado-court-some-marijuana-cases-can-be-overturned

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