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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs |
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Year Crime: |
2019 |
Year Convicted: |
2019 |
Year Cleared: |
2020 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Nevada |
County or Region of Crime: |
Clark |
City of Crime: |
Henderson |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Jennifer Lynn Plumlee was wrongly convicted in October 2019 of DUI in Henderson, Nevada. After Jennifer Plumlee (aka Jennifer Lynn Graves) was convicted in the Henderson Justice Court, she filed an appeal in the Clark County (8th Judicial) District Court on February 11, 2020. She argued that it is a Constitutional violation of the separation of powers that her prosecutor. Clark County Deputy District Attorney Melanie Scheible, is also a Nevada State Senator (D-Las Vegas). On November 9 2020 Clark County (8th Judicial) District Judge Richard Scotti reversed Plumlee's conviction, in an Order that stated in part: "This Court finds that it is fundamental to American jurisprudence that a criminal defendant shall not be prosecuted by a person who is simultaneously the law-maker and the law-enforcer of the laws of the State of Nevada.”" |
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"On November 10, 2020 Clark County (8th Judicial) District Judge Richard Scotti reversed Plumlee's conviction, in a ruling that stated in part: "This Court finds that it is fundamental to American jurisprudence that a criminal defendant shall not be prosecuted by a person who is simultaneously the law-maker and the law-enforcer of the laws of the State of Nevada.”" |
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White |
Information Source 1: |
"Judge: State senator crossed line prosecuting DUI defendant, By David Ferrara, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 10, 2020" |
Information Location 1: |
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/judge-state-senator-crossed-line-prosecuting-dui-defendant-2181013/ |
Information Source 2: |
"Judge: State senator should not have prosecuted DUI case, By Jason Dinant, KTNV-TV (Las Vegas), November 11, 2020" |
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https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/judge-state-senator-should-not-have-prosecuted-dui-case |
Information Source 3: |
"Jennifer Lynn Plumlee vs. Nevada, No. C-20-346852-A (Clark County (8th Judicial) District Court, 11-9-2020) (Reversing conviction)" |
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https://www.clarkcountycourts.us/Portal/Home/WorkspaceMode?p=0 |
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