Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Sexual Crime Online (e.g., enticing minor in chatroom for sex)" |
Sentence: |
4 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
Year Crime: |
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Year Convicted: |
2009 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Bexar |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"W. P. B. was wrongly convicted of online solicitation of a minor in Bexar County, Texas. W. B. pled nolo contendere and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. On August 24, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted W. B.'s habeas corpus petition based on the unconstitutionality of the statute he was convicted of violating. The charges were subsequently dismissed." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On August 24, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted W. B.'s habeas corpus petition based on the unconstitutionality of the statute he was convicted of violating. The charges were subsequently dismissed." |
Defendant Aided By: |
San Antonio attorney Paul Goeke. |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
50 |
Age When Released: |
52 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte W. P. B., No. WR-85,537-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 8-24-2016) (Granting habeas corpus relief and ordering dismissal of indictment based on unconstitutionality of the statute he was convicted of violating.)" |
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