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Chad Wayne Tiller

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

3 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.08

Year Crime:

2015

Year Convicted:

2016

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Montgomery

City of Crime:

Magnolia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Chad Wayne Tiller was wrongly convicted of possession of a controlled substance in Harris County, Texas. Tiller was sentenced to 3 years in prison. A post-conviction analysis of the substance showed that the substance in his possession was not a controlled substance. Based on the new evidence Velasquez filed a habeas corpus petition that the trial judge recommended by granted. On July 27, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Tiller petition."

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Innocence Proved By:

"On July 27, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Tiller petition."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

40

Age When Released:

41

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Ex Parte Chad Wayne Tiller, No. WR-85,058-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 7-27-2016) (Granting habeas corpus petition on the basis of new forensic evidence he did not possess any illegal controlled substance.)"

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