Hector Vazquez

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:	2004
Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Tarrant
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated (Not released due to other charges.)
Summary of Case:	"Hector Vazquez was wrongly convicted on November 8, 2004 of being involved in a cocaine distribution ring in Texas based on the eyewitness testimony of three DEA agents. No physical evidence or other witness linked Vazquez to the "ring." After Vazquez's conviction by a jury, but prior to his sentencing scheduled for March 4, 2005, two of the "rings" members who were fugitives were captured and based on the new evidence they provided that Vazquez was not involved, Vazquez filed a post-verdict motion for a new trial During the subsequent hearing on that motion, the two "ring" members testified that Vazquez had nothing to do with the distribution ring. During that same hearing the three DEA agents reiterated theri trial testimony. U.S. District Judge John McBryde set aside Vazquez' drug conviction on April 1, 2005 and ordered a new trial. Based on the new evidence, a federal grand jury did not reindict Vazquez. He was not released, however, because he was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm, and after convicted of that charge by a jury on June 7, 2005 Vazquez was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison."
Conviction Caused By:	Mistaken eyewitness ID by three DEA agents
Innocence Proved By:	Trial judge granted pre-sentence motion to set-aside Vazquez' conviction based on new evidence he had been misidentified by three DEA agents.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	28
Age When Released:	29
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"Retrial Granted in Drug Case After All, Matt Stiles (staff), Dallas Morning News, April 8, 2005"
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Hector Vazquez

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

2004

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Tarrant

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated (Not released due to other charges.)

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Mistaken eyewitness ID by three DEA agents

Innocence Proved By:

Trial judge granted pre-sentence motion to set-aside Vazquez' conviction based on new evidence he had been misidentified by three DEA agents.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

28

Age When Released:

29

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Information Source 1:

"Retrial Granted in Drug Case After All, Matt Stiles (staff), Dallas Morning News, April 8, 2005"

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/dallas/stories/040905dnmetnewtrial.812f.html

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