John Whitfield

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Charge:	Bribery (including public corruption) & Corruption
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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
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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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John Whitfield

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."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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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