Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
4 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
3 |
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Year Convicted: |
2007 |
Year Cleared: |
2017 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cook |
City of Crime: |
Chicago |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"William Carter was wrongly convicted of drug charges in Chicago, Illinois. Carter was imprisoned for four years." |
Conviction Caused By: |
Framed by corrupt Chicago police officers. |
Innocence Proved By: |
"On July 11, 2017 the Cook County State Attorney's Office's motion to dismiss the charges was granted." |
Defendant Aided By: |
Cook County CIU. |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Two More Drug Cases Dismissed in Ongoing Police Corruption Probe, By Phil Rogers, Chicago NBC-5, July 12, 2017" |
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http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Two-More-Drug-Cases-Dismissed-in-Ongoing-Police-Corruption-Probe-433960043.html |
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