Blog 2017 January Exoneration of the day - Man Framed with Cocaine by Police Officer Previous Post | Next Post Exoneration of the day - Man Framed with Cocaine by Police Officer Posted By Imhoff & Associates || 5-Jan-2017 A man in Schaumburg, Illinois was arrested for possession of cocaine by two police officers who claimed the arrested man confessed he had the cocaine in his garage. The man claimed the police officer’s statement that he showed the officers the cocaine in his garage was false and that the police officers must have planted the evidence there to arrest him. The officer testified the defendant did show him where it was. The defendant fearing he would be placed in prison for a long period of time pled guilty to reduce the charges. Several years later the two officers along with a third officer were indicted on corruption charges for moving drugs onto the street they stole from drug dealers. The investigation all began when 9 ounces of cocaine were found in a shed and an informant informed the authorities he was selling this cocaine for the police officers who had supplied him with it. All three police officers resigned from their jobs and two of them received lengthy prison sentences of 24-26 year each after pleading guilty (the third was still awaiting trial). The man originally charged with the cocaine filed a motion seeking to vacate his conviction based on the charges against the two police officers and the country circuit court judge vacated his conviction. The State’s Attorney’s Office dismissed the case and the defendant was released from prison. He then filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the officers and the city and the case settled in his favor for $90,000. To read more about this case visit: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4187 Categories: criminal defense atorney, criminal case process, Drug Crimes, Criminal Attorney, cocaine charge, felony charge Share Post are you a new client? Yes, I am a potential new client. No, I am a current existing client. I am neither Get Started Now Practice Areas Drug Crimes DUI / DWI Military Crimes Pre-File Cases Prof. License Defense Property Crimes Weapons Crimes Sex Crimes Violent Crimes White Collar Crimes All Practice Areas Facebook Twitter Google My Business LinkedIn Instagram Close Defendant's Rights How We Can Help Criminal Case Process FAQ Staff Blog Video Center Success Stories Our Firm in the Media Contact Us Locations
Blog 2017 January Exoneration of the day - Man Framed with Cocaine by Police Officer Previous Post | Next Post Exoneration of the day - Man Framed with Cocaine by Police Officer Posted By Imhoff & Associates || 5-Jan-2017 A man in Schaumburg, Illinois was arrested for possession of cocaine by two police officers who claimed the arrested man confessed he had the cocaine in his garage. The man claimed the police officer’s statement that he showed the officers the cocaine in his garage was false and that the police officers must have planted the evidence there to arrest him. The officer testified the defendant did show him where it was. The defendant fearing he would be placed in prison for a long period of time pled guilty to reduce the charges. Several years later the two officers along with a third officer were indicted on corruption charges for moving drugs onto the street they stole from drug dealers. The investigation all began when 9 ounces of cocaine were found in a shed and an informant informed the authorities he was selling this cocaine for the police officers who had supplied him with it. All three police officers resigned from their jobs and two of them received lengthy prison sentences of 24-26 year each after pleading guilty (the third was still awaiting trial). The man originally charged with the cocaine filed a motion seeking to vacate his conviction based on the charges against the two police officers and the country circuit court judge vacated his conviction. The State’s Attorney’s Office dismissed the case and the defendant was released from prison. He then filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the officers and the city and the case settled in his favor for $90,000. To read more about this case visit: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4187 Categories: criminal defense atorney, criminal case process, Drug Crimes, Criminal Attorney, cocaine charge, felony charge Share Post