Michael Alan Wheeler (2011 conviction)

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Charge:	Failure to report or register as a sex offender
Sentence:	1 year 5 months
Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:	2009
Year Convicted:	2011
Year Cleared:	2013
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	Pierce
City of Crime:	Tacoma
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Michael Alan Wheeler was wrongly convicted on April 4, 2000 in Thurston County, Washington, and again on Janury 11, 2011 in Pierce County, Washington, of failing to register as a sex offender for his conviction in 1985 of third degree statutory rape. Wheeler's 2000 conviction was based on allegations he failed to register between September 1997 and April 1998. His 2011 conviction was based on allegations he failed to register in June 2009. In 1988 the Washington legislature repealed the statute under which Michael Wheeler was convicted in 1984. On July 25, 2011 the Washington Court of Appeals reversed Homer Connell Taylor III's conviction for failing to register as a sex offender for his conviction in 1988 of third-degree statutory rape, which the legislature repealed later in 1988. Based on the Court's ruling in Taylor's case, Wheeler filed a post-conviction personal restraint petition to vacate his 2011 conviction that was granted, and the charge was dismissed on June 27, 2013 and he was released from prison. Wheeler later filed a petition to reverse his 2000 conviction on the basis it was invalid because it was based on a repealed statute. On June 25, 2015 the Washington Court of Appeals granted Wheeler's petition in ruling: "Wheeler's 2000 judgment and sentence is invalid on its face because his conviction is not based on an offense defined as a sex offense at the time of the failure to register. This error constitutes a fundamental defect that entitles Wheeler to relief. Accordingly, we grant the petition and vacate Wheeler's 2000 conviction for failing to register as a sex offender." (In Re Wheeler, 354 P. 3d 950 (Wash. Ct of Appeals, 2nd Div. 2015) On March 21, 2014 Wheeler filed a civil lawsuit that named the State of Washington as the defendant, seeking compensation and reimbursement related to his 2011 conviction in Pierce County and his imprisonment. On October 20, 2015 Pierce County Superior Judge Philip K. Sorensen issued an order granting Wheeler's petition and compensation and awarding payment of $466,000."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Based on the Court's ruling in Taylor's case, Wheeler filed a post-conviction personal restraint petition to vacate his 2011 conviction that was granted, and the charge was dismissed on June 27, 2013 and he was released from prison. Wheeler later filed a petition to reverse his 2000 conviction on the basis it was invalid because it was based on a repealed statute. On June 25, 2015 the Washington Court of Appeals granted Wheeler's petition in ruling: "Wheeler's 2000 judgment and sentence is invalid on its face because his conviction is not based on an offense defined as a sex offense at the time of the failure to register. This error constitutes a fundamental defect that entitles Wheeler to relief. Accordingly, we grant the petition and vacate Wheeler's 2000 conviction for failing to register as a sex offender." (In Re Wheeler, 354 P. 3d 950 (Wash. Ct of Appeals, 2nd Div. 2015)"
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Compensation Awarded:	"$466,000 (State of Washington, 10/20/2015)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	63
Age When Released:	54
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"In Re Michael Alan Wheeler, 354 P. 3d 950, 188 Wash.App. 613 (Wash. Ct of Appeals, 2nd Div., 6-30-2015)"
Information Location 1:	"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5207111119491776891&q=Michael+Wheeler+sex&hl=en&as_sdt=4,48"
Information Source 2:	"Michael Alan Wheeler vs. State of Washington, No. Case 14-2-07155-3 (Pierce County Superior Court Civil, 10-20-2015) (Awarding compensation of $466,000)"
Information Location 2:	https://linxonline.co.pierce.wa.us/linxweb/Case/CivilCase.cfm?cause_num=14-2-07155-3
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Michael Alan Wheeler (2011 conviction)

Charge:

Failure to report or register as a sex offender

Sentence:

1 year 5 months

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

2009

Year Convicted:

2011

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

Pierce

City of Crime:

Tacoma

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$466,000 (State of Washington, 10/20/2015)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

63

Age When Released:

54

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"In Re Michael Alan Wheeler, 354 P. 3d 950, 188 Wash.App. 613 (Wash. Ct of Appeals, 2nd Div., 6-30-2015)"

Information Location 1:

"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5207111119491776891&q=Michael+Wheeler+sex&hl=en&as_sdt=4,48"

Information Source 2:

"Michael Alan Wheeler vs. State of Washington, No. Case 14-2-07155-3 (Pierce County Superior Court Civil, 10-20-2015) (Awarding compensation of $466,000)"

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https://linxonline.co.pierce.wa.us/linxweb/Case/CivilCase.cfm?cause_num=14-2-07155-3

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