Walter Edward Bagdasarian

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Charge:	Death Threat Against Presidential Candidate
Sentence:	2 months in correctional halfway house & 2 years supervised release
Years Imprisoned:	0.167
Year Crime:	2008
Year Convicted:	2009
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	San Diego
City of Crime:	El Cajon
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Walter Bagdasarian was wrongly convicted in 2009 in federal court in San Diego, California of making two threats on the Internet during the 2008 presidential campaign against candidate Barack Obama. On October 26, 2009 Bagdasarian was sentenced to 2 months in a correctional halfway house to be followed by 2 years supervised release. Bagdasarian was released from federal custody on January 14, 2010. On July 19, 2011 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Walter Bagdasarian's conviction on the basis his comments about killing presidential candidate Barack Obama were speech protected by the First Amendment."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On July 19, 2011 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Walter Bagdasarian's conviction on the basis his comments about killing presidential candidate Barack Obama were speech protected by the First Amendment."
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Age When Imprisoned:	57
Age When Released:	58
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"US v. Bagdasarian, 652 F. 3d 1113 (9th Cir. 2011) (Reversing conviciction)"
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Information Source 2:	"Walter Bagdasarian Conviction Overturned By Federal Appeals Court, Tri-Valley Herald [Pleasanton, Calif], July 20, 2011, p. A.6"
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Information Source 3:	"No Prison for Obama Threat: Before sentencing, Walter Bagdasarian apologized to his family and asked for mercy, By R. Stickney and Paul Krueger, Channel 7 (San Diego, CA), October 26, 2009"
Information Location 3:	http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/No-Prison-for-Man-Who-Threatened-Obama-66014067.html
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Walter Edward Bagdasarian

Charge:

Death Threat Against Presidential Candidate

Sentence:

2 months in correctional halfway house & 2 years supervised release

Years Imprisoned:

0.167

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

2009

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

San Diego

City of Crime:

El Cajon

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 19, 2011 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Walter Bagdasarian's conviction on the basis his comments about killing presidential candidate Barack Obama were speech protected by the First Amendment."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

57

Age When Released:

58

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"US v. Bagdasarian, 652 F. 3d 1113 (9th Cir. 2011) (Reversing conviciction)"

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"Walter Bagdasarian Conviction Overturned By Federal Appeals Court, Tri-Valley Herald [Pleasanton, Calif], July 20, 2011, p. A.6"

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"No Prison for Obama Threat: Before sentencing, Walter Bagdasarian apologized to his family and asked for mercy, By R. Stickney and Paul Krueger, Channel 7 (San Diego, CA), October 26, 2009"

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http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/No-Prison-for-Man-Who-Threatened-Obama-66014067.html

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