Lindell Pointer

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	14 years
Years Imprisoned:	2.5
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 Released
Summary of Case:	"Lindell Pointer was wrongly convicted on September 7, 2008 in federal court to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Pointer's prosecution was based on false evidence by Tulsa Police Department officers. After Pointer pled guilty he was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. Pointer was among several dozen people convicted in either federal or state court 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:	32
Age When Released:	34
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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Lindell Pointer

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

14 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.5

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 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:

32

Age When Released:

34

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Male

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"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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