Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Firearm related (including ammunition) |
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Years Imprisoned: |
3 |
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Year Convicted: |
2002 |
Year Cleared: |
2005 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Tennessee - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
Davidson |
City of Crime: |
Nashville |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Frederick Alonzo Waller was wrongly convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated conviction based on illegal search of a suitcase where Frederick Waller lived in which a firearm was discovered. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Federal 6th Circuit Ct of Appeals vacated conviction. |
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Information Source 1: |
"United States v. Waller, 426 F.3d 838, 2005 Fed.App. 0422P (6th Cir. 10/24/2005)" |
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http://openjurist.org/426/f3d/838/united-states-v-waller |
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