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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)" |
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Year Crime: |
2005 |
Year Convicted: |
2007 |
Year Cleared: |
2008 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Lake |
City of Crime: |
Waukegan |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Charles DeFilippo was wrongly convicted in 2007 of forgery in Lake County, Illinois. DeFilippo's conviction was overturned by Illinois' 2nd District Court of Appeals due to insufficient evidence." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction overturned by Illinois' 2nd District Court of Appeals due to insufficient evidence. |
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Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
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"Former Lake County jail chief's forgery conviction overturned, By Russell Lassau (staff), Daily Herald (Cook County, IL), December 15, 2008" |
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http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=258341&src=3 |
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