Aidin Ghaffari

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Charge:	Solicitation of minor by computer
Sentence:	3 years probation
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Year Crime:	1998
Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Los Angeles
City of Crime:	Los Angeles
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	Aidin Ghaffari was wrongly convicted in 1998 of soliciting sex with a minor over the internet. He was sentenced to 3 years probation. Ghaffari's conviction was overturned by the California Court of Appeal in September 2000.
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous interpretation by the trial judge of what constiuted a crime under the statute.
Innocence Proved By:	Ghaffari's conviction was overturned by the California Court of Appeal in September 2000.
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Age When Imprisoned:	22
Age When Released:	22
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Conviction for Soliciting Sex Over Net Overturned, By Liu, Caitlin Liu (staff), Los Angeles Times, September 29, 2000 [Valley Edition, Metro, Part B]"
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Aidin Ghaffari

Charge:

Solicitation of minor by computer

Sentence:

3 years probation

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1998

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Los Angeles

City of Crime:

Los Angeles

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Aidin Ghaffari was wrongly convicted in 1998 of soliciting sex with a minor over the internet. He was sentenced to 3 years probation. Ghaffari's conviction was overturned by the California Court of Appeal in September 2000.

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous interpretation by the trial judge of what constiuted a crime under the statute.

Innocence Proved By:

Ghaffari's conviction was overturned by the California Court of Appeal in September 2000.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

22

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Conviction for Soliciting Sex Over Net Overturned, By Liu, Caitlin Liu (staff), Los Angeles Times, September 29, 2000 [Valley Edition, Metro, Part B]"

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