David Tracy

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Charge:	Disorderly Conduct
Sentence:	75 hours community service
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Year Crime:	2013
Year Convicted:	2013
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Vermont
County or Region of Crime:	Essex
City of Crime:	Canaan
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"David Tracy was wrongly convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct by "abusive language" in Canaan, Vermont. Tracy became verbally upset at his daughter's school basketball coach when his daughter wasn't played during a game. After his conviction following a bench trial, Tracy was sentenced to serve 75 hours community service and to write a letter of apology to the coach. Tracy appealed. On August 28, 2015 the Vermont Supreme Court vacated Tracy's conviction on the basis that his speech was constitutionally protected and therefore he had not committed a crime."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On August 28, 2015 the Vermont Supreme Court vacated Tracy's conviction on the basis that his speech was constitutionally protected and therefore he had not committed a crime."
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Information Source 1:	"State v. David Tracy, 2015 VT 111 (Vt. Sup. Ct., 8-28-2015) (Vacating conviction because Tracy's speech was constitutionally protected.)"
Information Location 1:	https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/LC/Supreme%20Court%20Published%20Decisions/op14-055.pdf
Information Source 2:	"Vermont court reverses conviction of dad who yelled at coach, By Staff, Times Argus, August 29,2015"
Information Location 2:	http://www.timesargus.com/article/20150829/THISJUSTIN/708299922/0/INFO02
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David Tracy

Charge:

Disorderly Conduct

Sentence:

75 hours community service

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2013

Year Convicted:

2013

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Vermont

County or Region of Crime:

Essex

City of Crime:

Canaan

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On August 28, 2015 the Vermont Supreme Court vacated Tracy's conviction on the basis that his speech was constitutionally protected and therefore he had not committed a crime."

Defendant Aided By:

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"State v. David Tracy, 2015 VT 111 (Vt. Sup. Ct., 8-28-2015) (Vacating conviction because Tracy's speech was constitutionally protected.)"

Information Location 1:

https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/LC/Supreme%20Court%20Published%20Decisions/op14-055.pdf

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"Vermont court reverses conviction of dad who yelled at coach, By Staff, Times Argus, August 29,2015"

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http://www.timesargus.com/article/20150829/THISJUSTIN/708299922/0/INFO02

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