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Charles Andrew Capps

 

Charge:

"Sexual Crime Online (e.g., enticing minor in chatroom for sex)"

Sentence:

5 yrs

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Montgomery

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Charles Andrew Capps

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On February 10, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Charles Andrew Capps' habeas corpus petition by a majority of 2 to 1, on the basis the statute he had been convicted of was unconstitutional. The Court ordered that Capps' conviction be set-aside and ordered dismissal of charges."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Ex Parte Charles Andrew Capps, No. WR-83,978-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 2-10-2016)"

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http://www.search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=894c8359-80d5-4acf-b5a5-1980b8296d95&coa=coscca&DT=OPINION&MediaID=d23dcc88-de02-4722-8bee-9033546b56c3

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