Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
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Years Imprisoned: |
0.25 |
Year Crime: |
1981 |
Year Convicted: |
1981 |
Year Cleared: |
1992 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Canada |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Steven Mullenix was wrongly convicted of a drug offense in Canada in 1981 for having a bag of marijuana. The 18 year old Mullenix was jailed for three months. His conviction was vacated in 1992. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Mullenix's conviction was vacated in 1992. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
18 |
Age When Released: |
18 |
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Male |
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"Old Drug Conviction Severs Pastor's Ancient American Roots; Immigration: Steven Mullenix's ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War, but he is denied citizenship because of an 18-year-old arrest. He was born in Canada to an American, By Ben Dobbin (Staff writer), Los Angeles Times, April 4, 1999, pg. 4" |
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