Victor Ortiz

First Name	Victor
Last Name	Ortiz
Year of Conviction	1984
Year of Exoneration	1996
State of Conviction	New York
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea	Trial
Type of Crime	Rape
Death Sentence	No
Gender of Exoneree	Male
Race of exoneree	Hispanic
Juvenile	No
Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense	Missing defense case portion of trial transcript
Types of evidence at trial	Eyewitness
Identity of eyewitness	Intraracial Identificaiton Victim
Lineup Procedures	Showup
Suggestive Procedures	Yes ● Show-up –victim saw defendant months after attack, asked defendant to meet him at her school the next day, and pointed him out to police, who arrested him absent any other identification procedure
Unreliable Identification?	No
Highest level reached	FederalHabeas
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction	Fabrication of Evidence Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Jackson Claim Jury Instructions Prosecutorial Misconduct Right to Counsel Sentencing — Noncapital Sixth Amendment State Law Evidence Claim
Harmless Error Rulings	G
Citations to judicial opinions	People v. Ortiz, 143 A.D.2d 150 (N.Y. App. Div. 2 Dept. 1988) Ortiz v. Walker, 104 F.3d 349 (2d Cir. 1996) People v. Ortiz, 531 N.E.2d 667(N.Y. 1988) (Table)