John Vera

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Charge:	Robbery and Assault
Sentence:	6 to 18 years
Years Imprisoned:	5.83
Year Crime:	1994
Year Convicted:	1995
Year Cleared:	2000
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:	"John Vera was wrongly convicted in 1995 of robbery and assault. He was sentenced to 6 to 18 years in prison. A reinvestigation of his case by the Kings County District Attorney's Office resulted in new evidence supporting he was erroneously identified. Vera was released on January 27, 2000 from prison, and two weeks later, on February 10, 2010, his convictions were vacated and a motion by the DA's Office to dismiss his indictment was granted. Vera was awarded $640,000 in compensation by the New York Court of Claims in 2008."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Vera was released on January 27, 2000 from prison, and two weeks later, on February 10, 2010, his convictions were vacated and a motion by the DA's Office to dismiss his indictment was granted."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$640,000 (State of New York, 2008)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	26
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"John Vera, The National Registry of Exonerations"
Information Location 1:	http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3940
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John Vera

Charge:

Robbery and Assault

Sentence:

6 to 18 years

Years Imprisoned:

5.83

Year Crime:

1994

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

2000

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:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Vera was released on January 27, 2000 from prison, and two weeks later, on February 10, 2010, his convictions were vacated and a motion by the DA's Office to dismiss his indictment was granted."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$640,000 (State of New York, 2008)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

26

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Information Source 1:

"John Vera, The National Registry of Exonerations"

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http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3940

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