On October 20, 2014, police in Spring, Texas arrested 21-year-old Josephine Arteaga and charged her with possession of Xanax without a prescription.
On December 4, 2014, Arteaga pled guilty in Harris County Criminal District Court to possession of a controlled substance. She was sentenced to a year of community supervision.
On February 25, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences tested the tablets seized from Arteaga and determined the pills were acetaminophen, a legal substance for which no prescription is required.
The Harris County District Attorney's Post Conviction Review Unit informed Arteaga's defense lawyer of the lab results and joined in a defense motion to vacate the conviction.
On March 24, 2015, the conviction was vacated and the charge was dismissed.
- Maurice Possley
On December 4, 2014, Arteaga pled guilty in Harris County Criminal District Court to possession of a controlled substance. She was sentenced to a year of community supervision.
On February 25, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences tested the tablets seized from Arteaga and determined the pills were acetaminophen, a legal substance for which no prescription is required.
The Harris County District Attorney's Post Conviction Review Unit informed Arteaga's defense lawyer of the lab results and joined in a defense motion to vacate the conviction.
On March 24, 2015, the conviction was vacated and the charge was dismissed.
- Maurice Possley
Posting Date: 04-01-2015
Case Details:
State:
Texas
County:
Harris
Most Serious Crime:
Drug Possession or Sale
Reported Crime Date:
2014
Convicted:
2014
Exonerated:
2015
Sentence:
Probation
Race / Ethnicity:
Hispanic
Sex:
Female
Age at the date of reported crime:
21
Did DNA evidence contribute to the exoneration?:
No