| First Name | Andrew |
| Last Name | Gossett |
| Year of Conviction | 2000 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2007 |
| State of Conviction | Texas |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | White |
| Juvenile | No |
| Type of Innocence Defense |
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| Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense | ● Defense questions accuracy of eyewitness testimony. |
| Did the defendant testify at trial? | No |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Lineup Procedures |
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| Suggestive Procedures | Yes ● Show-up – prosecutor showed single photo to victim |
| Unreliable Identification? | No ● Discrepancies in description – height and weight. Victim did describe prominent scar, which Gossett had. |
| Highest level reached | State Post Conviction |
| Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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| Citations to judicial opinions | Gossett v. State, 2001 WL 997400 (Tex.App.‐Corpus Christi, April 12, 2001) |