(first name unknown) Sanchez

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	12
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U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Spain
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Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Sanchez was co-defendant of Kalero. Wrongly convicted of murdering a companion, Grimaldo, after both men falsely confessed to murdering him and cutting his body into pieces and feeding it to pigs. Both men were released from prison after 12 years, and Grimaldo was found alive 2 years later when he applied for the papers necessary to marry."
Conviction Caused By:	False confession under police threats
Innocence Proved By:	Alleged victim turned up alive 14 years after the men were convicted and 2 years after they were released from prison.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Wrongful Convictions, Max Hirschberg, 13 Rocky Mountain Law Review (1940), pgs 26"
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(first name unknown) Sanchez

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

12

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Spain

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession under police threats

Innocence Proved By:

Alleged victim turned up alive 14 years after the men were convicted and 2 years after they were released from prison.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Wrongful Convictions, Max Hirschberg, 13 Rocky Mountain Law Review (1940), pgs 26"

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