| First Name | Hector |
| Last Name | Gonzalez |
| Year of Conviction | 1996 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2002 |
| State of Conviction | New York |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Murder |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Hispanic |
| Juvenile | No |
| Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense | ● Fingerprint on knife did not match defendant’s. |
| Did the defendant testify at trial? | No |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Type of Forensic Evidence |
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| Types of Flawed Forensics |
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| Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | While the direct examination provided incomplete information, the valid statistic regarding the included population was first provided during cross-examination. |
| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Lineup Procedures |
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| Suggestive Procedures | Yes ● Victim not told attacker might not be in line-up ● Show-up properly conducted immediately following the incident and in its vicinity |
| Quotes from testimony #1 | Officer recounted instructions to eyewitnesses: “As they come to view the lineup, I explained to them there’s going to be six individuals sitting on the other side of the one-way glass. If they recognize anybody, to tell me what number and under what circumstance” |
| Unreliable Identification? | No |
| Highest level reached | State Post Conviction |
| Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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| Harmless Error Rulings |
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| Citations to judicial opinions | State v. Gonzalez, 265 A.D.2d 341 (N.Y. App. Div. 2 Dept. 1999) |