James Beine

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Charge:	Sexual Misconduct involving a child
Sentence:	12 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
Year Crime:	2001
Year Convicted:	2001
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Missouri
County or Region of Crime:	St Louis
City of Crime:	St Louis
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"James Beine was wrongly convicted in 2001 of four counts of indecent exposure involving two boys when he was using a urinal in a school restroom. Beine was sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison (3 consecutive four year terms and 1 concurrent four year term.) On April 26, 2005 the Missouri Supreme Court vacated his conviction when it found that the statute he was prosecuted under was unconstiuttional because it was overly broad."
Conviction Caused By:	Beine was prosecuted under a statute that was unconstitutional for being overly broad.
Innocence Proved By:	"On April 26, 2005 the Missouri Supreme Court vacated his conviction when it found that the statute he was prosecuted under was unconstiuttional because it was overly broad. "
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"State v. Beine, 162 SW 3d 483 (Mo: Supreme Court 2005)"
Information Location 1:	"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1571373395109871310&q=%22James+Beine%22&hl=en&as_sdt=2,48"
Information Source 2:	"Missouri: Sex Conviction Overturned, AP Story, New York Times, April 28, 2005, p. 21 (Late Edition, East Coast)"
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James Beine

Charge:

Sexual Misconduct involving a child

Sentence:

12 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2001

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Missouri

County or Region of Crime:

St Louis

City of Crime:

St Louis

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Beine was prosecuted under a statute that was unconstitutional for being overly broad.

Innocence Proved By:

"On April 26, 2005 the Missouri Supreme Court vacated his conviction when it found that the statute he was prosecuted under was unconstiuttional because it was overly broad. "

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"State v. Beine, 162 SW 3d 483 (Mo: Supreme Court 2005)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1571373395109871310&q=%22James+Beine%22&hl=en&as_sdt=2,48"

Information Source 2:

"Missouri: Sex Conviction Overturned, AP Story, New York Times, April 28, 2005, p. 21 (Late Edition, East Coast)"

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http://0-search.proquest.com.catalog.multcolib.org/docview/433033248?accountid=37296

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