Richard Torres

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Charge:	Murder
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Years Imprisoned:	2
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Year Convicted:	1987
Year Cleared:	1989
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Ricardo Torres was wrongly convicted of murder in Kings County, New York in 1987. Torres' conviction was based on circumstantial evidence that he knew the shooter and he was present when the shooting occurred. On September 18, 1989 the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division reversed Ricardo Torres' conviction and ordered dismissal of his indictment on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence he acted in concert with the person who shot the victim or that he was even aware he was armed."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On September 18, 1989 the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division reversed Ricardo Torres' conviction and ordered dismissal of his indictment on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence he acted in concert with the person who shot the victim or that he was even aware he was armed."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"People v. Ricardo Torres, 153 A.D.2d 911, 545 N.Y.S.2d 398, 399 (2d Dep't 1989) (reversing the conviction)."
Information Location 1:	"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6939776357862802492&q=153+A.D.2d+911,+545+N.Y.S.2d+398&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"
Information Source 2:	"Inevitable Error: Wrongful New York State Homicide Convictions, 1965-1988, by Marty I. Rosenbaum, 18 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 807, 828"
Information Location 2:	http://deskovic.org/research/article/id/Inevitable-Error-Wrongful-New-York-State-Homicide-Convictions
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Richard Torres

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1987

Year Cleared:

1989

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"People v. Ricardo Torres, 153 A.D.2d 911, 545 N.Y.S.2d 398, 399 (2d Dep't 1989) (reversing the conviction)."

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6939776357862802492&q=153+A.D.2d+911,+545+N.Y.S.2d+398&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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"Inevitable Error: Wrongful New York State Homicide Convictions, 1965-1988, by Marty I. Rosenbaum, 18 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 807, 828"

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http://deskovic.org/research/article/id/Inevitable-Error-Wrongful-New-York-State-Homicide-Convictions

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