Ben Salazar
Time Served: 5 Years
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State: Texas
Charge: Aggravated Sexual Assault
Conviction: Aggravated Sexual Assault
Sentence: 30 Years
Incident Date: 06/01/91
Conviction Date: 04/23/92
Exoneration Date: 11/20/97
Served: 5 Years
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Eyewitness Misidentification, Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science
Type of Forensic Science Problem: Flawed Serology
Race of Defendant: Latino
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No
Type of Crime: Sex Crimes
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