Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Sexual Crime Online (e.g., enticing minor in chatroom for sex)" |
Sentence: |
5 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
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Year Convicted: |
2008 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Parker |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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"Keith Eric Benson Jr. was wrongly convicted in 2008 of online solicitation of a minor in Parker County, Texas. Jimenez pled guilty and was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. On October 5, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Keith Benson's habeas corpus petition based on the unconstitutionality of the statute he was convicted of violating." |
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"On October 5, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Keith Benson's habeas corpus petition based on the unconstitutionality of the statute he was convicted of violating." |
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Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte Keith Eric Benson Jr., No. WR-85,734-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 10-5-2016) (Granting habeas corpus relief and ordering dismissal of indictment based on unconstitutionality of the statute he was convicted of violating.)" |
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