Antonio Armstrong

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	12 years
Years Imprisoned:	7
Year Crime:	2004
Year Convicted:	2005
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Oklahoma - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Tulsa
City of Crime:	Tulsa
Result:	Judicially Exonerated (Not released due to other charges.)
Summary of Case:	"Antonio J. Armstrong was wrongly convicted on April 28, 2005 of federal charges of possession of crack cocaine with an intent to distribute and an unrelated charge of possession of a firearm by a felon, based on false evidence by Tulsa Police Department officers. Armstrong was sentenced on August 19, 2005 to 12 years in federal prison for his drug conviction and 10 years for the firearm charge. Armstrong was one of dozens of defendants who had their drug related convictions oveturned and the charges dismissed based on a federal grand jury investigation begun in 2008 that uncovered evidence at least eight Tulsa police officers and a former federal agent were involved in framing defendants, and they falsified search warrants, relied on nonexistent informants, and stole drugs and money.On July 20, 2010 the federal indictment of five Tulsa Police Department officers was unsealed. On May 13, 2011 U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton vacated Armstrong's drug conviction. Armstrong remained in federal prison for his unrelated firearm conviction. As of July 12, 2012 at least 44 people had their drug related state or federal conviction overturned or their charges dismissed based on the Tulsa PD corruption scandal."
Conviction Caused By:	"Corrupt Tulsa Police Department officers involved in falsifying search warrants, relying on nonexistent informants, and stealing drugs and money."
Innocence Proved By:	"On May 13, 2011 U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton vacated Armstrong's drug conviction. Armstrong remained in federal prison for his unrelated firearm conviction."
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Age When Imprisoned:	28
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Police probe results dismiss 5 more cases, By Omer Gillham (staff), Tusla World (Tulsa, OK), July 3, 2011"
Information Location 1:	http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/police-probe-results-dismiss-more-cases/article_4c429510-f952-5891-8f9c-64d8c990c311.html
Information Source 2:	"Tainted Tulsa drug conviction overturned, By Omer Gillham (staff), Tusla World (Tulsa, OK), May 14, 2011"
Information Location 2:	http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/tainted-tulsa-drug-conviction-overturned/article_11817a05-3782-5ef4-9ab2-3c6b8d10f0bf.html
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Antonio Armstrong

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

12 years

Years Imprisoned:

7

Year Crime:

2004

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Oklahoma - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Tulsa

City of Crime:

Tulsa

Result:

Judicially Exonerated (Not released due to other charges.)

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Corrupt Tulsa Police Department officers involved in falsifying search warrants, relying on nonexistent informants, and stealing drugs and money."

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 13, 2011 U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton vacated Armstrong's drug conviction. Armstrong remained in federal prison for his unrelated firearm conviction."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

28

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Police probe results dismiss 5 more cases, By Omer Gillham (staff), Tusla World (Tulsa, OK), July 3, 2011"

Information Location 1:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/police-probe-results-dismiss-more-cases/article_4c429510-f952-5891-8f9c-64d8c990c311.html

Information Source 2:

"Tainted Tulsa drug conviction overturned, By Omer Gillham (staff), Tusla World (Tulsa, OK), May 14, 2011"

Information Location 2:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/tainted-tulsa-drug-conviction-overturned/article_11817a05-3782-5ef4-9ab2-3c6b8d10f0bf.html

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