Ben Salazar

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	30 years
Years Imprisoned:	6
Year Crime:	1991
Year Convicted:	1992
Year Cleared:	1997
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Travis
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Ben Salazar was wrongly convicted in 1992 of rape in Travis County, Texas, and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Salazar's conviction was based on his identification by the victim. Salazer's conviction was overturned and the charges dismissed in 1997 based on post-conviction DNA testing of crime related evidence that excluded him as the assailant."
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness error
Innocence Proved By:	Salazer's conviction was overturned and the charges dismissed in 1997 based on post-conviction DNA testing of crime related evidence that excluded him as the assailant.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$25,000 lump sum payment plus $2,235.61 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 9-5-2003)(State of Texas, 9-3-1999)"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
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Ben Salazar

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

30 years

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

1991

Year Convicted:

1992

Year Cleared:

1997

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Travis

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error

Innocence Proved By:

Salazer's conviction was overturned and the charges dismissed in 1997 based on post-conviction DNA testing of crime related evidence that excluded him as the assailant.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$25,000 lump sum payment plus $2,235.61 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 9-5-2003)(State of Texas, 9-3-1999)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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Innocence Project database

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=47

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