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Nicholas Claxton (2012 conviction)

 

Charge:

Felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition

Sentence:

10 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2012

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Nicholas Claxton was wrongly convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Claxton's conviction was based on a prior conviction for possessing a firearm under Illinois AUUW statute that was declared unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Aguilar, 2 NE 3d 321, 2013 IL 112116, 377 Ill. Dec. 405 (Ill. Supreme Court, 9-12-2013 )."

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Innocence Proved By:

"On September 30, 2014 the Illinois Ct. of Appeals vacated Claxton's felon in possession of a firearm conviction because his predicate firearm conviction under Illinois' firearm AUUW statute was also vacated on September 30, 2014, on the basis that under People v. Aguilar that conviction was unconstitutional."

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"People v. Claxton, 2014 IL App (1st) 132681"

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http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2014/1stDistrict/1132681.pdf

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