Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
10 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
Year Crime: |
2007 |
Year Convicted: |
2008 |
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 |
Summary of Case: |
Jamon Armin Pointer was wrongly convicted of drug charges based on false evidence by Tulsa Police Department officers. Jamon Pointer was one of several dozen defendants who had their convictions overturned and their chages dismissed. |
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: |
"Conviction vacated after discovery Tulsa Police Department relied on fake evidence for their arrest, and which was relied on for their conviction." |
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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 judge drops charges as result of probe, By Omer Gillham (staff) Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK), September 20, 2010" |
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100920_11_a1_ulnsbo738575 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org