Arthur James Williams

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	8 months
Years Imprisoned:	0.55
Year Crime:	2005
Year Convicted:	2005
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Harris
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Arthur James Williams was wrongly convicted of possession of a controlled substance in Harris County, Texas. Williams was sentenced to 8 months in prison. A post-conviction analysis of the substance showed that the substance in his possession was a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved substance. Based on the new evidence Williams filed a habeas corpus petition that the trial judge recommended by granted. On September 28, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Williams' petition."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On September 28, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Williams' petition."
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Age When Imprisoned:	34
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Ex Parte Arthur James Williams, No. WR-85,674-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 9-28-2016) (Granting habeas corpus petition on the basis of new forensic evidence he did not possess an illegal controlled substance.)"
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Arthur James Williams

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

8 months

Years Imprisoned:

0.55

Year Crime:

2005

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Harris

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On September 28, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Williams' petition."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

34

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Ex Parte Arthur James Williams, No. WR-85,674-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 9-28-2016) (Granting habeas corpus petition on the basis of new forensic evidence he did not possess an illegal controlled substance.)"

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