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Henry Thomas (2006 case)

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

4 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.5

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2019

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

#REF!

Conviction Caused By:

Chicago Police Department Sergeant Ronald Watts and officers under his command fabricated the charges.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Cook County State's Attorney's Office Conviction Integrity Unit

Compensation Awarded:

"$80,000 (State of Illinois, 2018)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

26

Age When Released:

28

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Mass exoneration: Convictions of 15 men, tied to tainted CPD officer, overturned, By John Garcia and Cate Cauguiran and Craig Wall, ABC 7 (Chicago), November 16, 2017"

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http://abc7chicago.com/mass-exoneration-convictions-of-15-men-tied-to-tainted-cpd-officer-overturned/2656195/

Information Source 2:

"15 fight to overturn convictions under allegedly corrupt cops, By Evelyn Holmes, ABC 7 (Chicago), September 13, 2017"

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http://abc7chicago.com/15-fight-to-overturn-convictions-under-allegedly-corrupt-cops/2413389/

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