Felix Torres

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	3 years probation
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:	1994
Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	1996
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Philadelphia
City of Crime:	Philadelphia
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Felix Torres was wrongly convicted in 1994 of selling drugs in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Torres, who insisted he was innocent, was sentenced to three years in prison. Torres' conviction was overturned and he was released on May 13, 1996 based on new evidence that the officers involved in his arrest had been involved in framing innocent people. After his release Torres said he would sue the city of Philadelphia for his false arrest, conviction, and imprisonment."
Conviction Caused By:	Framed by corrupt Philadelphia police officer.
Innocence Proved By:	"Torres' conviction was overturned and he was released on May 13, 1996 based on new evidence that the officers involved in his arrest had been involved in framing innocent people."
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Age When Imprisoned:	35
Age When Released:	37
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"Drug conviction oveturned as investigation widens, By Associated Press, Gettysburg Times, May 15, 1996"
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Felix Torres

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

3 years probation

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

1994

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

1996

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Philadelphia

City of Crime:

Philadelphia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Framed by corrupt Philadelphia police officer.

Innocence Proved By:

"Torres' conviction was overturned and he was released on May 13, 1996 based on new evidence that the officers involved in his arrest had been involved in framing innocent people."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

35

Age When Released:

37

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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"Drug conviction oveturned as investigation widens, By Associated Press, Gettysburg Times, May 15, 1996"

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