Lacey Phillips

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Charge:	Conspiracy to defraud
Sentence:	"60 days in jail and $88,000 restitution"
Years Imprisoned:	0.13
Year Crime:	2006
Year Convicted:	2011
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Wisconsin - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Sauk
City of Crime:	Prairie du Sac
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Lacey Phillips and her boyfriend Erin Hall were codefendants wrongly convicted in September 2011 of conspriacy to defraud Fremont Investment & Loan by falsifying their application for a $220,000 home loan in June 2006. Phillips and her boyfriend were both sentenced to serve 60 days in federal custody and make total restitution of almost $88,000. In September 2013, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed their convictions on the basis the trial judge erred by not allowing Phillips and Halls to introduce their evidence supporting their defense they had no criminal intent to make a false statement to induce the bank to make the loan. The Eastern District of Wisconsin's U.S. Attorney’s Office moved to dismiss the charges, which was granted by the District Court judge on January 29, 2014."
Conviction Caused By:	Phillips and Hall were barred by the judge from introducing evidence they had no criminal intent.
Innocence Proved By:	"In September 2013, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed their convictions on the basis the trial judge erred by not allowing Phillips and Halls to introduce their evidence supporting their defense they had no criminal intent to make a false statement to induce the bank to make the loan. The Eastern District of Wisconsin's U.S. Attorney’s Office moved to dismiss the charges, which was granted by the District Court judge on January 29, 2014."
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Age When Imprisoned:	27
Age When Released:	27
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Lacey Phillips, The National Registry of Exonerations"
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Lacey Phillips

Charge:

Conspiracy to defraud

Sentence:

"60 days in jail and $88,000 restitution"

Years Imprisoned:

0.13

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2011

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Wisconsin - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Sauk

City of Crime:

Prairie du Sac

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Phillips and Hall were barred by the judge from introducing evidence they had no criminal intent.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

27

Age When Released:

27

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Lacey Phillips, The National Registry of Exonerations"

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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4367

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