Calvin Hollins Jr.

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Charge:	Housing Code Order
Sentence:	2 years
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Year Crime:	2003
Year Convicted:	2009
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Cook
City of Crime:	Chicago
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Calvin Hollins Jr. and Dwain Kyles were wrongly convicted in 2009 of violating a Chicago Housing Court order, related to a stampede at the E2 nightclub in 2003 that killed 21 people and injured 50. The two men were they co-owners of the E2, and they were each sentenced to 2 years in prison. On November 16. 2011 the Illinois Appellate Court overturned their convictions on the basis the order they were convicted of violating was ambiguously worded."
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Innocence Proved By:	On November 16. 2011 the Illinois Appellate Court overturned their convictions on the basis the order they were convicted of violating was ambiguously worded.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Criminal convictions reversed for E2 co-owners in deadly stampede, By John P. Huston (reporter), Chicago Tribune, November 17, 2011"
Information Location 1:	http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-17/news/ct-met-e2-charges-dismissed-20111117_1_nightclub-stampede-deadly-stampede-kyles-and-hollins
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Calvin Hollins Jr.

Charge:

Housing Code Order

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

2009

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

On November 16. 2011 the Illinois Appellate Court overturned their convictions on the basis the order they were convicted of violating was ambiguously worded.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Criminal convictions reversed for E2 co-owners in deadly stampede, By John P. Huston (reporter), Chicago Tribune, November 17, 2011"

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http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-17/news/ct-met-e2-charges-dismissed-20111117_1_nightclub-stampede-deadly-stampede-kyles-and-hollins

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