Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Stalking |
Sentence: |
"3 year suspended prison sentence, 6 months home detention & 3 years probation" |
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Year Crime: |
2007 |
Year Convicted: |
2007 |
Year Cleared: |
2008 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Indiana |
County or Region of Crime: |
Vigo |
City of Crime: |
Terre Haute |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Donald Vanhorn was wrongly convicted in 2007 of felony stalking. Vanhorn was given a 3 year suspended prison sentence and six months home detention. The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed Vanhorn's conviction on July 15, 2008, based on the prosecution's failure to present sufficient evidence that he in fact had engaged in stalking. The court ordered the charges dismissed." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed Vanhorn's conviction on July 15, 2008, based on the prosecution's failure to present sufficient evidence that he in fact had engaged in stalking." |
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Information Source 1: |
"Vanhorn v Indiana, no. 84a01-0711-cr-505 (Ct of Appeals 07-15-2008)" |
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