Christopher Robin Briejer

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Charge:	"Theft (including swindling/fraud, deception and grand larceny)"
Sentence:	"3 yrs 7 months and $365,890.87 restitution"
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:	2004
Year Convicted:	2010
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	Pierce
City of Crime:	Puyallup
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Christopher Robin Briejer was wrongly convicted in June 2010 of 56 cpimts of theft by deception for obtaining benefits from the State of Washington from 2004 to 2009 for his work disability due to injuring his back while working as a carpenter. After his conviction by a jury the judge sentenced him to 3 years 7 months in prison, and upon his release to pay restitution of $365,890.87 to the State of Washington. Briejer appealed. On December 7, 2012 the Washington Court of Appeals reversed Briejer's convictions based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed theft by deception. In August 2015 Briejer filed a lawsuit for compensation under Washington's wrongful conviction compensation statute that went into effect in 2013"
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Innocence Proved By:	"On December 7, 2012 the Washington Court of Appeals reversed Briejer's convictions based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed theft by deception."
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Age When Imprisoned:	42
Age When Released:	44
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"State v. Briejer, 289 P. 3d 698, 172 Wash. App. 209 (Wash. Ct. of Appeals, 2nd Div., 12-7-2012) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient evidence he committed theft by deception, and ordering dismissal of charges.)"
Information Location 1:	"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1281817566039274022&q=Christopher+Robin+BRIEJER&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"
Information Source 2:	"3+ years in prison, $364K in restitution for man convicted of bilking state L&I, By Adam Lynn, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.), July 21, 2010"
Information Location 2:	http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2010/07/21/3-years-in-prison-364k-in-restitution-for-man-convicted-of-bilking-state-li/
Information Source 3:	"Appeals court tosses workers' comp verdict, By Adam Lynn (Staff writer), December 14, 2012"
Information Location 3:	http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article32980404.html
Information Source 4:	"Puyallup man sues state after dismissal of theft charges, By Adam Lynn (Staff writer), August 31, 2015"
Information Location 4:	http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article32982324.html
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Christopher Robin Briejer

Charge:

"Theft (including swindling/fraud, deception and grand larceny)"

Sentence:

"3 yrs 7 months and $365,890.87 restitution"

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

2004

Year Convicted:

2010

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

Pierce

City of Crime:

Puyallup

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 7, 2012 the Washington Court of Appeals reversed Briejer's convictions based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed theft by deception."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

42

Age When Released:

44

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"State v. Briejer, 289 P. 3d 698, 172 Wash. App. 209 (Wash. Ct. of Appeals, 2nd Div., 12-7-2012) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient evidence he committed theft by deception, and ordering dismissal of charges.)"

Information Location 1:

"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1281817566039274022&q=Christopher+Robin+BRIEJER&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

Information Source 2:

"3+ years in prison, $364K in restitution for man convicted of bilking state L&I, By Adam Lynn, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.), July 21, 2010"

Information Location 2:

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2010/07/21/3-years-in-prison-364k-in-restitution-for-man-convicted-of-bilking-state-li/

Information Source 3:

"Appeals court tosses workers' comp verdict, By Adam Lynn (Staff writer), December 14, 2012"

Information Location 3:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article32980404.html

Information Source 4:

"Puyallup man sues state after dismissal of theft charges, By Adam Lynn (Staff writer), August 31, 2015"

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http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article32982324.html

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