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Walter 'Wes' Teel

 

Charge:

Bribery (including public corruption) & Corruption

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Mississippi - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Hinds

City of Crime:

Jackson

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Paul Minor, John Whitfield and Walter 'Wes' Teel were co-defendants wrongly convicted in 2007 of bribery and corruption in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi."

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"USA v. Whitfield, No 07-60748 (5th Cir. 12/11/2009) "

Information Location 1:

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions%5Cpub%5C07/07-60748-CR0.wpd.pdf

Information Source 2:

"Minor Bribery Conviction Overturned, By Adam Lynch, Jackson Free Press, December 16, 2009"

Information Location 2:

http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/minor_bribery_conviction_overturned_121609/

Information Source 3:

"Appeals panel tosses out Paul Minor bribery conviction, By Jerry Mitchell, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS), December 11, 2009"

Information Location 3:

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091211/NEWS/91211009/Appeals+panel+tosses+out+Minor+bribery+conviction

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