Bren M. Murphy

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	6 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:	2009
Year Convicted:	2010
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Oklahoma
County or Region of Crime:	Tulsa
City of Crime:	Tulsa
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Bren M. Murphy was wrongly convicted on January 27, 2010 of state drug charges based on false evidence by Tulsa Police Department officers. Murphy was sentenced to 6 years in prison. Murphy was one of several dozen defendants who had their convictions overturned and the charges dismissed based on a federal grand jury investigation that in 2009 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."
Conviction Caused By:	"Corrupt Tulsa Police Department officers involved in falsifying search warrants, relying on nonexistent informants, and stealing drugs and money."
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Age When Imprisoned:	22
Age When Released:	24
Sex:	Male
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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
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Bren M. Murphy

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

6 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

2009

Year Convicted:

2010

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Oklahoma

County or Region of Crime:

Tulsa

City of Crime:

Tulsa

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

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:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

24

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

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

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

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