Kurt William Havelock

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Charge:	Mailing Threatening Communications
Sentence:	1 year and 1 day in prison
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Year Crime:	2008
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Year Cleared:	2012
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Arizona - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Maricopa
City of Crime:	Phoenix
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Kurt William Havelock was wrongly convicted of mailing a threatening communication about a letter he mailed 30 minutes before the start of the Super Bowl in 2008 in Phoenix that he intended to shoot people attending the event and commit suicide by cop. Hevelock was convicted by a jury and sentenced to 366 days in prison. On January 6, 2012 the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc overturned Havelock's conviction on the basis his letter didn't constitute a violation of the statute (18 U.S.C. § 876(c)). The Court stated: "Havelock's choice to use snail mail, particularly on a Sunday, thirty minutes before the Super Bowl where he intended to shoot attendees and commit "suicide by cop," guaranteed that by the time anyone actually received the communication, the deed would be done—not merely threatened." US v. Havelock, 664 F. 3d 1284, 1314 (9th Cir 2012) (En Banc)"
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Innocence Proved By:	"On January 6, 2012 the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc overturned Havelock's conviction on the basis his letter didn't constitute a violation of the statute (18 U.S.C. § 876(c))"
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Information Source 1:	"US v. Havelock, 664 F. 3d 1284 (9th Cir 2012)"
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Kurt William Havelock

Charge:

Mailing Threatening Communications

Sentence:

1 year and 1 day in prison

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2012

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Arizona - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Maricopa

City of Crime:

Phoenix

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

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Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On January 6, 2012 the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc overturned Havelock's conviction on the basis his letter didn't constitute a violation of the statute (18 U.S.C. § 876(c))"

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Male

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"US v. Havelock, 664 F. 3d 1284 (9th Cir 2012)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10476984858328136214&q=kurt+william+Havelock&hl=en&as_sdt=2,48"

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