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Philadelphia 1995 Exoneration 25

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1990

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

1995

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Philadelphia

City of Crime:

Philadelphia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

42 state drug convictions were overturned in 1995 based on evidence that the Philadelphia Police Department officers involved in the prosecutions were corrupt.

Conviction Caused By:

Framed by corrupt Philadelphia Police Department officers.

Innocence Proved By:

42 state drug convictions were overturned in 1995 based on evidence that Philadelphia Police Department officers from the 39th District precinct were corrupt and framed defendants.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Information Source 1:

"6th Police Officer Charged In Philly Corruption Scandal, By Associated Press, Observer-Reporter, August 24, 1995"

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Information Source 2:

"Philadelphia police scandal may force reopening of murder cases, By Associated Press, Gettysburg Times, August 25, 1995"

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Information Source 3:

"39th District Scandal Nets Another Dirty-cop List At Six, And Still Growing, By Mark Fazlollah and Thomas J. Gibbons Jr. (Inquirer Staff Writers), The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 23, 1995"

Information Location 3:

http://articles.philly.com/1995-08-23/news/25710780_1_police-corruption-police-corruption-maier

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