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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
6 |
Year Crime: |
2004 |
Year Convicted: |
2005 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Oklahoma - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
Tulsa |
City of Crime: |
Tulsa |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Demario Terrell Harris was wrongly convicted of drug charges based on false evidence by Tulsa Police Department officers. One of dozens of defendants who had their chages dismissed. Demario Harris was sentenced to life in prison. Demario Harris' conviction was overturned and he was immediately released from custody on October 27, 2010. Demario Harris filed a federal civil rights lawsuit that named as defendants the City of Tulsa, the Tulsa Police Department, and officers involved in her prosecution. In 2013 Harris and the City of Tulsa agreed to settle his lawsuit for $50,000." |
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: |
"Demario Harris' conviction was overturned and he was immediately released from custody on October 27, 2010." |
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Compensation Awarded: |
"$50,000 (City of Tulsa, 2013)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
24 |
Age When Released: |
30 |
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: |
"Tulsa man's life sentence vacated, By Omer Gillham (staff writer), Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK), October 28, 2010" |
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=14&articleid=20101028_11_A1_ULNSbf121803&archive=yes |
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"Tulsa reaches $300,000 settlement in police-corruption wrongful imprisonment lawsuit, By David Harper (World Staff Writer), Tulsa World, December 26, 2013" |
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/tulsa-reaches-settlement-in-police-corruption-wrongful-imprisonment-lawsuit/article_805b035e-6eab-11e3-8240-001a4bcf6878.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org