Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
180 days |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.25 |
Year Crime: |
2014 |
Year Convicted: |
2014 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Harris |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"G'Cobra Smith was wrongly convicted in 2014 of attempted possession of a controlled substance in Harris County, Texas. In exchange for his plea of guilty, Smith was sentenced to 180-days in state jail." |
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"On March 1, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted G'Cobra Smith's habeas corpus petition." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
17 |
Age When Released: |
17 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte G'Cobra Smith, No. WR-83,489-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 3-1-2016)" |
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http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2016/wr-83-489-01.html |
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