Marcus Tate Jr.

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Charge:	Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale)
Sentence:	5 months
Years Imprisoned:	0.3
Year Crime:	2006
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Harris
City of Crime:	Houston
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Marcus Tate, Jr. was wrongly convicted in 2006 of possession of a controlled substance. Tate was sentenced to 150 days in jail. Post-conviction testing of the substance seized from Tate discovered it was not an illegal substance. On March 25, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal set aside Marcus Tate's conviction on the basis of new forensic testing that he was not in possession of a controlled substance."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 25, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal set aside Marcus Tate's conviction on the basis of new forensic testing that he was not in possession of a controlled substance."
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	20
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Ex parte Marcus Tate Jr., No. WR-83,018-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 3-25-2015) (Granting habeas corpus petition)"
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Marcus Tate Jr.

Charge:

Drug Related (Misdemeanor possession or sale)

Sentence:

5 months

Years Imprisoned:

0.3

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Harris

City of Crime:

Houston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 25, 2015 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal set aside Marcus Tate's conviction on the basis of new forensic testing that he was not in possession of a controlled substance."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

20

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Ex parte Marcus Tate Jr., No. WR-83,018-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 3-25-2015) (Granting habeas corpus petition)"

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http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2015/wr-82-962-01.html

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