Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Sexual Crime Online (e.g., enticing minor in chatroom for sex)" |
Sentence: |
360 days |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.5 |
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Year Convicted: |
2007 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Denton |
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Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Charles Hirsch was wrongly convicted in 2007 of online solicitation of a minor in Denton County, Texas. Hirsch pled guilty and was sentenced to 360 days imprisonment (two counts of 180 days imprisonment each). " |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On September 14, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Charles Hirsch's habeas corpus petition based on the unconstitutionality of the statute he was convicted of violating." |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Ex Parte Charles Hirsch, No. WR-83,576-01 (Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals 9-14-2016) (Granting habeas corpus relief and ordering dismissal of indictment based on unconstitutionality of the statute he was convicted of violating.)" |
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