Sean Harrington

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Charge:	Refusing to submit to alcohol test (Breath or blood)
Sentence:	120 days with 90 days suspended 3 years unsupervised release
Years Imprisoned:	0.06
Year Crime:	2011
Year Convicted:	2012
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Madera
City of Crime:	Yosemite
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Sean Harrington was wrongly convicted of the misdemeanor of refusing to submit to a blood alcohol test in a national park. On June 10, 2011 Harrington's car was stopped by a federal park ranger in the Yosemite National Park. Harrington refused the ranger's request to take a field sobriety test, and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Harrington was tried by a federal magistrate, and found guilty of refusing to take the blood alcohol test. He was sentenced to 120 days in federal custody with 90 days suspended, to be followed by 36 months of unsupervised release. Harrington appealed. On April 18, 2014 the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal reversed Harrington's conviction on the basis that the ranger violated his due process right by erroneously telling him that he couldn't be federally charged refusing the test, if he didn't take the test."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On April 18, 2014 the U.S. Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals reversed Harrington's conviction on the basis his due process rights were violated by being misinformed that he couldn't be federally charged refusing the test, if he didn't take the test."
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Information Source 1:	"USA v. Sean Harrington, No. 12-10526 (9th Cir. 4-18-2014) (Reversing conviction)"
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Sean Harrington

Charge:

Refusing to submit to alcohol test (Breath or blood)

Sentence:

120 days with 90 days suspended 3 years unsupervised release

Years Imprisoned:

0.06

Year Crime:

2011

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Madera

City of Crime:

Yosemite

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

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Innocence Proved By:

"On April 18, 2014 the U.S. Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals reversed Harrington's conviction on the basis his due process rights were violated by being misinformed that he couldn't be federally charged refusing the test, if he didn't take the test."

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"USA v. Sean Harrington, No. 12-10526 (9th Cir. 4-18-2014) (Reversing conviction)"

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https://d3bsvxk93brmko.cloudfront.net/datastore/opinions/2014/04/18/12-10526.pdf

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