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| CASE NAME: | State of Texas v. Elian Jud Ramos |
| ALL PLAINTIFFS: | The State of Texas |
| ALL DEFENDANTS: | Ellian Jud Ramos |
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| DOCKET NUMBER: | 13-06-00646-CR |
| SOURCE: | Lexis Search, News Article, Texas Courts Online |
| TYPE OF CASE: | Criminal |
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| TYPE OF TRIAL: | Jury |
| TRIAL JUDGE(S): | Judge Noe Gonzalez |
| YEAR OF ARREST: | 2005 |
| YEAR OF VERDICT: | 2006 |
| TYPE OF COURT: | State Court |
| STATE: | Texas |
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| STATE COUNTY: | Hidalgo County |
| AGE OF VICTIM(S): | Adult |
| NUMBER OF VICTIMS: | 2 + |
| GENDER OF VICTIM(S): | Female |
| VICTIM'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: | Guatemala |
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| WAS VICTIM CHARGED WITH A CRIME: | No |
| NUMBER OF DEFENDANT(S): | 1 |
| GENDER OF DEFENDANT(S): | Female |
| TYPE OF INDUSTRY: | Labor |
| CASE CATEGORIZATION: | Domestic Servant |
| FIRST CHARGE: | Trafficking of Persons |
| FIRST CHARGE US/STATE CODE CITATION: | Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 20A.02(a) |
| FIRST CHARGE VERDICT/PLEA: | Guilty |
| FIRST CHARGE SENTENCE: | 48 |
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| LENGTH OF GREATEST SENTENCE: | 48 |
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| FINE IMPOSED: | 10,000 |
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| APPEAL: | Yes |
| EXPLANATION OF APPEAL: | Appealed Conviction |
| APPELLATE OPINION CITATION: | 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 7837 |
| HOLDING OF APPEALS COURT: | Affirm |
| APPEAL STILL PENDING?: | No |
| SUMMARY: | Defendant met victims in Mexico through Defendant's mother-in-law. Victims had crossed illegally in to Mexico from Guatemala and were looking for work. Defendant promised $125 per week for domestic work and paid to have victims illegally brought in to the United States. One victim worked twenty plus hours per day in Defendant's home, the other victim worked in an adult day care run by Defendant's sister. Victims had wages withheld and were threatened with jail and Immigration if they complained. Victims escaped through a bedroom window and filed an initial report with police. A jury found Defendant guilty of trafficking one of the victims, and acquitted Defendant of trafficking the other. Defendant was sentenced to a four year suspended sentence and a $10,000 fine.
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| Approval Status: | Approved |
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