Charles Harris

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
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Years Imprisoned:	1.5
Year Crime:	1998
Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Los Angeles
City of Crime:	Los Angeles
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Charles Harris was wrongly convicted after being framed by LAPD officers for possessing and selling cocaine. Exonerated as part of the investigation related to corruption in the LAPD's Ramparts Unit. Conviction overturned on March 23, 2000."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjured testimony of LAPD officers
Innocence Proved By:	"Investigation of the LAPD's Ramparts unit that uncovered dozens of innocent people framed by police officers and wrongly prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned."
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Age When Imprisoned:	40
Age When Released:	42
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	""6 more convictions overturned in LAPD corruption scandal," Los Angeles, CNN, March 23, 2000."
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Charles Harris

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

1.5

Year Crime:

1998

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Los Angeles

City of Crime:

Los Angeles

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Charles Harris was wrongly convicted after being framed by LAPD officers for possessing and selling cocaine. Exonerated as part of the investigation related to corruption in the LAPD's Ramparts Unit. Conviction overturned on March 23, 2000."

Conviction Caused By:

Perjured testimony of LAPD officers

Innocence Proved By:

"Investigation of the LAPD's Ramparts unit that uncovered dozens of innocent people framed by police officers and wrongly prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

40

Age When Released:

42

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

""6 more convictions overturned in LAPD corruption scandal," Los Angeles, CNN, March 23, 2000."

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http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/03/23/lapd.probe/

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