Russell Newman

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	12 years
Years Imprisoned:	8
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Year Convicted:	1992
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:	"Russell Newman, who was convicted of the sale of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 12 years in state prison July 15, 1992, and served more than half his term before being paroled. Newman was convicted largely on LAPD officer Rafael Perez's testimony that the defendant sold the officer a "rock" of cocaine."
Conviction Caused By:	Corrupt LAPD police officers.
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"6 Convictions Are Voided in Scandal; Rampart: Prosecutions of the men were tainted by alleged police misconduct. Number of felony cases thrown out rises to 73, By Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2000, B.3"
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Russell Newman

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

12 years

Years Imprisoned:

8

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1992

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:

Conviction Caused By:

Corrupt LAPD police officers.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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"6 Convictions Are Voided in Scandal; Rampart: Prosecutions of the men were tainted by alleged police misconduct. Number of felony cases thrown out rises to 73, By Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2000, B.3"

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