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Bruce Powell

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.5

Year Crime:

2009

Year Convicted:

2009

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Bruce Powell was wrongly convicted in 2009 of drug charges in Chicago, Illinois. Carter was sentenced to two years in prison."

Conviction Caused By:

Framed by corrupt Chicago police officers.

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 11, 2017 the Cook County State Attorney's Office's motion to dismiss the charges was granted."

Defendant Aided By:

Cook County CIU.

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

42

Age When Released:

44

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Two More Drug Cases Dismissed in Ongoing Police Corruption Probe, By Phil Rogers, Chicago NBC-5, July 12, 2017"

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http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Two-More-Drug-Cases-Dismissed-in-Ongoing-Police-Corruption-Probe-433960043.html

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