Ben Baker (Conviction 2)

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	2 years
Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:	2005
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Cook
City of Crime:	Chicago
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Ben Baker and Clarissa Glenn were husband and wife, and codefendants wrongly convicted in 2006 of drug charges in Chicago, Illinois. After their pleas of guilty, Glenn was sentenced to probation and Baker was sentenced to 2 years in prison, which was added to his 12 year sentence in another drug case in which he had been convicted by a jury. On March 23, 2016 the Cook County State's Attorney's motion to dismiss the charges against Baker and Glenn was granted, based on evidence that the arrest officer, Chicago Police sergeant Ronald Watts, had planted the drugs on them as retaliation for their refusal to pay him money. On January 14, 2016 Baker's other drug conviction had been dismissed based on new evidence the arresting officers had fabricated the charges against Baker because he refused to pay them $1,000. Baker and Glenn filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in September 2016 that named the City of Chicago and Chicago PD officers involved in their case. As of April 2017 that lawsuit was pending."
Conviction Caused By:	"Perjury in police report by Chicago Police sergeant Ronald Watts, who in fact had planted the drugs on Baker and Glenn."
Innocence Proved By:	"On March 23, 2015 the Cook County State's Attorney's motion to dismiss the charges against Baker and Glenn was granted, based on evidence that the arrest officer, Chicago Police sergeant Ronald Watts, had planted the drugs on them as retaliation for their refusal to pay him money."
Defendant Aided By:	Cook County State's Attorney's Office Conviction Integrity Unit.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	32
Age When Released:	33
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Prosecutors drop charges against couple targeted by corrupt Chicago cop, By Jason Meisner (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, March 23, 2016"
Information Location 1:	http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-corrupt-chicago-cop-overturn-conviction-met-0324-20160323-story.html
Information Source 2:	"Couple seek to have convictions thrown out, cite corrupt Chicago cop, By Jason Meisner (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, March 18, 2016"
Information Location 2:	http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-corrupt-chicago-cop-overturn-conviction-met-20160318-story.html
Information Source 3:	"Ex-Inmate Gets OK To Seek Money In Case Tied To Corrupt Sergeant, By Chip Mitchell, WBEZ 91.5fm (Chicago), January 5, 2017"
Information Location 3:	https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/exinmate-gets-ok-to-seek-money-in-case-tied-to-corrupt-sergeant/177077e9-4bb2-49e3-8896-f001e90c6760
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Ben Baker (Conviction 2)

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

2005

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Perjury in police report by Chicago Police sergeant Ronald Watts, who in fact had planted the drugs on Baker and Glenn."

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 23, 2015 the Cook County State's Attorney's motion to dismiss the charges against Baker and Glenn was granted, based on evidence that the arrest officer, Chicago Police sergeant Ronald Watts, had planted the drugs on them as retaliation for their refusal to pay him money."

Defendant Aided By:

Cook County State's Attorney's Office Conviction Integrity Unit.

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

32

Age When Released:

33

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Prosecutors drop charges against couple targeted by corrupt Chicago cop, By Jason Meisner (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, March 23, 2016"

Information Location 1:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-corrupt-chicago-cop-overturn-conviction-met-0324-20160323-story.html

Information Source 2:

"Couple seek to have convictions thrown out, cite corrupt Chicago cop, By Jason Meisner (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, March 18, 2016"

Information Location 2:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-corrupt-chicago-cop-overturn-conviction-met-20160318-story.html

Information Source 3:

"Ex-Inmate Gets OK To Seek Money In Case Tied To Corrupt Sergeant, By Chip Mitchell, WBEZ 91.5fm (Chicago), January 5, 2017"

Information Location 3:

https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/exinmate-gets-ok-to-seek-money-in-case-tied-to-corrupt-sergeant/177077e9-4bb2-49e3-8896-f001e90c6760

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