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James Catton

 

Charge:

"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"

Sentence:

21 months

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1989

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Peoria

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

James Catton

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

The charges against Catton were dismissed after his retrial in 2004 when a mistrial was declared because the jury deadlocked 11-1 to acquit him.

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"US v. Catton, 89 F. 3d 387 (7th Cir. 1996) (Vacating conviction and remanding for retrial)"

Information Location 1:

"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3255682544878937907&q=James+Catton&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

Information Source 2:

"US v. Catton, 130 F. 3d 805 (7th Cir. 1997) (Affirming Dist. Ct.'s denial of motion to dismiss indictment on Catton's argument his retrial would violate his right against double jeopardy)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11814769829951916863&q=James+Catton&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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