Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Sexual Crime Online (e.g., enticing minor in chatroom for sex)" |
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5 yrs |
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2016 |
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Texas |
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Montgomery |
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Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Charles Andrew Capps |
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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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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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