Alan Ray Steen

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Charge:	"Child Pornography (Possession, Manufacture, or Dissemination)"
Sentence:	15 years
Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:	2009
Year Convicted:	2010
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Ector
City of Crime:	Odessa
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Alan Ray Steen was wrongly convicted in 2010 in federal court of lascivious exhibition for filming a minor in a tanning booth in Odessa, Texas. Alan Steen made a motion at the close of evidence during his trial for a judgment of acquittal, that the trial judge denied. After Steen's conviction by a jury he was sentenced to the mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison. Steen appealed, and on February 25, 2011 the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his conviction o the ground the trial judge erred, because the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove every essential element of his charged crime. The Court's ruling stated: "We must conclude that Steen's conduct did not constitute the crime with which he was charged, and the case should not have gone to the jury. The judgment is REVERSED." United States v. Steen, 634 F.3d 822, 828 (5th Cir. 2011)."
Conviction Caused By:	Trial judge erred in not granting the motion for a judgement of acquittal.
Innocence Proved By:	"On February 25, 2011 the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his conviction o the ground the trial judge erred, because the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove every essential element of his charged crime. The Court's ruling stated: "We must conclude that Steen's conduct did not constitute the crime with which he was charged, and the case should not have gone to the jury. The judgment is REVERSED." United States v. Steen, 634 F.3d 822, 828 (5th Cir. 2011)."
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Age When Imprisoned:	50
Age When Released:	51
Sex:	Male
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Alan Ray Steen

Charge:

"Child Pornography (Possession, Manufacture, or Dissemination)"

Sentence:

15 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

2009

Year Convicted:

2010

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Ector

City of Crime:

Odessa

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Trial judge erred in not granting the motion for a judgement of acquittal.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

50

Age When Released:

51

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"United States v. Steen, 634 F.3d 822, 828 (5th Cir. 2011) (Reversing conviction for lascivious exhibition where defendant filmed minor in tanning booth because his conduct did not constitute the crime with which he was charged.)."

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