Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Firearm possession (including sale) |
Sentence: |
365 days with 357 days suspended & $100 fine |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.02 |
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Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Indiana |
County or Region of Crime: |
Marion |
City of Crime: |
Indianapolis |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Lamont Wilford Jr. was wrongly convicted of possession of an unregistered firearm. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On February 26, 2016 the Indiana Surpeme Court reversed Wilford's firearm conviction based on the illegal impoundment of the vehicle in which it was found." |
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Information Source 1: |
"Lamont Wilford v. State of Indiana, 49S02-1602-CR-110 (Indiana Sup. Ct., 2-26-2016) (Reversing handgun conviction based on illegal impoundment of vehicle and seizure of gun.)" |
Information Location 1: |
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/02261601lhr.pdf |
Information Source 2: |
"Justices reverse handgun conviction based on unreasonable impoundment, By Jennifer Nelson, The Indiana Lawyer, February 26, 2016" |
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http://www.theindianalawyer.com/justices-reverse-handgun-conviction-based-on-unreasonable-impoundment/PARAMS/article/39614 |
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