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Ana María Gelabert

AKA: Ana Lucia Gelabert
Gender:Female
Race:Hispanic
Era:1980s
Inmate Number:#384484
State:Texas
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Puerto Rican Independence Anti-Imperialism
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Biography

Puerto Rican independentista identified as a political-prisoner petitioner in the 1990 Special International Tribunal on Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in the United States. Held in U.S. custody in connection with the Puerto Rican national liberation movement.

Case

Mountain View Unit, Gatesville
Charges: Two counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer.
Arrested: Dec 26, 1983
Sentence: Life imprisonment on each of two counts, arising from a shooting on 26 December 1983 at a Houston residence where police had responded to a suicide threat. Both Gelabert and an officer were wounded. The appeal is reported as Gelabert v. State.
Convicted: Yes — convicted on two counts; the jury imposed life imprisonment on each.
Institution State: Texas