Edward Westerdahl

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Charge:	Bank Robbery (incld. Armed)
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Years Imprisoned:	3
Year Crime:	1987
Year Convicted:	1988
Year Cleared:	1991
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Oregon - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Multnomah
City of Crime:	Portland
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Edward Westerdahl wrongly convicted of a 1987 bank robbery in Portland, Oregon based on misconduct by prosecutors who "distorted the fact-finding process," by "purchasing" the testimony of two of the robbers, and refusing to grant immunity to a third man who wanted to testify that "Westerdahl had nothing to do with the robbery. "Westerdahl's conviction was overturned by the 9th Cir.Ct. of Appeals in 1991."
Conviction Caused By:	"Prosecutorial misconduct by prosecutors that "distorted the fact-finding process.""
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction reversed by the 9th Cir. Ct. of Appeals.
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"U.S. v. Westerdahl, 945 F.2d 1083, 1088 (9th Cir. 1991)"
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Edward Westerdahl

Charge:

Bank Robbery (incld. Armed)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

1987

Year Convicted:

1988

Year Cleared:

1991

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Oregon - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Multnomah

City of Crime:

Portland

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Prosecutorial misconduct by prosecutors that "distorted the fact-finding process.""

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction reversed by the 9th Cir. Ct. of Appeals.

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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"U.S. v. Westerdahl, 945 F.2d 1083, 1088 (9th Cir. 1991)"

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""Mean Justice," Edward Humes, Simon & Schuster, NY, 1999, p. 450."

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