Jose Santos

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Charge:	Harassment criminal (incl. Aggravated)
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Year Crime:	1971
Year Convicted:	1972
Year Cleared:	1975
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Jose Santos was wrongly convicted of aggravated harassment (Penal Law, § 240.30) in Kings County, New York. Santos conviction was affirmed on appeal. His petition was granted for leave to appeal to The Court of Appeals of the State of New York. On December 4, 1975 the appeals court reversed Jose Santos' conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court's ruling stated: "When the proof is so thin that it will not support a feather-weight, although dressed in "prima facie" semblance, the facts to be proved are impossible because they are impossible of belief. This is such a case. Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Term should be reversed and the complaint dismissed.""
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Innocence Proved By:	"On December 4, 1975 the appeals court reversed Jose Santos' conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court's ruling stated: "When the proof is so thin that it will not support a feather-weight, although dressed in "prima facie" semblance, the facts to be proved are impossible because they are impossible of belief. This is such a case. Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Term should be reversed and the complaint dismissed.""
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"People v. Santos, 38 N.Y.2d 173 (1975) (Reversed Jose Santos' conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court's ruling stated: "When the proof is so thin that it will not support a feather-weight, although dressed in "prima facie" semblance, the facts to be proved are impossible because they are impossible of belief. This is such a case. Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Term should be reversed and the complaint dismissed.")"
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Jose Santos

Charge:

Harassment criminal (incl. Aggravated)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1971

Year Convicted:

1972

Year Cleared:

1975

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

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Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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