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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
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2009 |
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2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2011 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Oklahoma |
County or Region of Crime: |
Tulsa |
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Tulsa |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
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"One of dozens of defendants who had their drug related convictions oveturned and the charges dismissed based on a federal grand jury investigation begun in 2008 that 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. As of July 12, 2012 at least 44 people had their drug related state or federal conviction overturned or their charges dismissed based on the Tulsa PD corruption scandal." |
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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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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org