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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
First Degree Murder |
Sentence: |
45 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
4.9 |
Year Crime: |
2013 |
Year Convicted: |
2014 |
Year Cleared: |
2018 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cook |
City of Crime: |
Chicago |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Jesus Sanchez was wrongly convicted on November 7, 2014 of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 20-year-old Rafael Orozco in Chicago, Illinois on May 1, 2013. After his conviction by a jury Sanchez was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Sanchez appealed. On April 10, 2018 the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, SECOND DIVISION unanimously reversed the conviction of Jesus Sanchez on the basis the "the prosecution did not present sufficient evidence to prove Sanchez guilty. All of the physical evidence and eyewitness testimony showed that the shots came from a different place and at a different time than the shooting described in Sanchez's confession, and no physical evidence or eyewitness testimony connected Sanchez to the shooting. ... No witness saw Sanchez with a gun. No witness saw Sanchez near the spot from which the fatal shot came. The prosecution showed no connection between Sanchez and the single spent bullet found at the scene. Police found no trace of antimony, barium, or lead on Sanchez's hands and clothes. The prosecutor did not present a plausible account of Sanchez's actions around the time of the shooting, and police admitted that Sanchez and the persons with him shortly before the shooting gave a plausible, consistent, exonerating account of Sanchez's conduct. We hold that the prosecution did not present sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction. But here, the record leads to a further conclusion. The evidence convincingly shows that Sanchez did not murder Orozco. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court. Accordingly, we reverse the conviction." [People v. Sanchez, 103 NE 3d 529, 530, 544-545 422 Ill.Dec. 397, 2018 IL App (1st) 143899 (Ill. Appellate Court, 1st Dist., 2nd Div., 4-10-2018)] The charge was dismissed and Sanchez was released." |
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"On April 10, 2018 the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, SECOND DIVISION unanimously reversed the conviction of Jesus Sanchez on the basis the "the prosecution did not present sufficient evidence to prove Sanchez guilty. All of the physical evidence and eyewitness testimony showed that the shots came from a different place and at a different time than the shooting described in Sanchez's confession, and no physical evidence or eyewitness testimony connected Sanchez to the shooting. Accordingly, we reverse the conviction." [People v. Sanchez, 103 NE 3d 529, 422 Ill.Dec. 397, 2018 IL App (1st) 143899 (Ill. Appellate Court, 1st Dist., 2nd Div., 4-10-2018)]" |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
18 |
Age When Released: |
23 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Hispanic |
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"People v. Sanchez, 103 NE 3d 529, 422 Ill.Dec. 397, 2018 IL App (1st) 143899 (Ill. Appellate Court, 1st Dist., 2nd Div., 4-10-2018) (Reversing conviction and ordering dismissal based on insufficient prosecution trial evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.)" |
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