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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
Probation |
Years Imprisoned: |
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Year Crime: |
2005 |
Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cook |
City of Crime: |
Chicago |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Clarissa Glenn and Ben Baker were husband and wife, and codefendants wrongly convicted in 2006 of drug charges in Chicago, Illinois. After their pleas of guilty, Glenn was sentenced to probation and Baker was sentenced to 2 years in prison, which was added to his 12 year sentence in another drug case. On March 23, 2016 the Cook County State's Attorney's motion to dismiss the charges against Baker and Glenn was granted, based on evidence that the arrest officer, Chicago Police sergeant Ronald Watts, had planted the drugs on them as retaliation for their refusal to pay him money. Baker and Glenn filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in September 2016 that named the City of Chicago and Chicago PD officers involved in their case. As of April 2017 that lawsuit was pending." |
Conviction Caused By: |
"Perjury in police report by Chicago Police sergeant Ronald Watts, who in fact had planted the drugs on Baker and Glenn." |
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Defendant Aided By: |
Cook County State's Attorney's Office Conviction Integrity Unit. |
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Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Prosecutors drop charges against couple targeted by corrupt Chicago cop, By Jason Meisner (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, March 23, 2016" |
Information Location 1: |
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-corrupt-chicago-cop-overturn-conviction-met-0324-20160323-story.html |
Information Source 2: |
"Couple seek to have convictions thrown out, cite corrupt Chicago cop, By Jason Meisner (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, March 18, 2016" |
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-corrupt-chicago-cop-overturn-conviction-met-20160318-story.html |
Information Source 3: |
"Ex-Inmate Gets OK To Seek Money In Case Tied To Corrupt Sergeant, By Chip Mitchell, WBEZ 91.5fm (Chicago), January 5, 2017" |
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https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/exinmate-gets-ok-to-seek-money-in-case-tied-to-corrupt-sergeant/177077e9-4bb2-49e3-8896-f001e90c6760 |
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