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Ronnie Earl Patterson Jr.

 

Charge:

Failure to register as predator

Sentence:

2 years and 6 months & 10 yrs probation

Years Imprisoned:

1.67

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

2011

Year Cleared:

2012

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Minnesota

County or Region of Crime:

Hennepin

City of Crime:

Minneapolis

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Ronnie Earl Patterson Jr. was wrongly convicted in 2011 of Failure to register as predator committed in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2008. After his conviction Ronnie Patterson Jr. was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months & 10 yrs probation. Patterson appealed. On August 20, 2012 the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed Patterson's conviction on the basis he committed no crime because wasn't required to register as a predatory offender under Minnesota's statute: The Court's ruling stated: "Under the plain language of the statute, a person with an out-of-state offense is required to register only if he or she was convicted in the other state of an offense enumerated in Minn.Stat. § 243.166, subd. 1b(a). An out-of-state conviction for an offense "arising out of the same set of circumstances" as an enumerated offense does not trigger a registration requirement under the statute. Because appellant's out-of-state conviction, had it been committed in Minnesota, would not have been for an offense enumerated in subdivision 1b(a), he was not required to register as a predatory offender, and we therefore reverse his conviction." [State v. Patterson, 819 NW 2d 462 (Minn. Court of Appeals, 8-20-2012)]"

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Innocence Proved By:

"On August 20, 2012 the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed Patterson's conviction on the basis he committed no crime because wasn't required to register as a predatory offender under Minnesota's statute: The Court's ruling stated: "Under the plain language of the statute, a person with an out-of-state offense is required to register only if he or she was convicted in the other state of an offense enumerated in Minn.Stat. § 243.166, subd. 1b(a). An out-of-state conviction for an offense "arising out of the same set of circumstances" as an enumerated offense does not trigger a registration requirement under the statute. Because appellant's out-of-state conviction, had it been committed in Minnesota, would not have been for an offense enumerated in subdivision 1b(a), he was not required to register as a predatory offender, and we therefore reverse his conviction." [State v. Patterson, 819 NW 2d 462 (Minn. Court of Appeals, 8-20-2012)]"

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Compensation Awarded:

"$131,636 (State of Minnesota, 2018)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

31

Age When Released:

34

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"State v. Patterson, 819 NW 2d 462 (Minn. Court of Appeals, 8-20-2012) (Patterson was not required to register as a predatory offender under Minnesota's statute.)"

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