U.S. - An innocent man pleaded guilty to a drug charge to get out of jail. It's more common than you think.

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An innocent man pleaded guilty to a drug charge to get out of jail. It's more common than you think.
Elisha Fieldstadt
NBC News
October 16th, 2019
An Oklahoma man who pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine last week had his conviction dismissed days later after lab results determined the white substance he was arrested for having was not drugs.

It was in fact powdered milk he had gotten from a food pantry, he told a judge.

Cody Gregg, 26, pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs on Oct. 8 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Oklahoma County court documents show.

Oklahoma City Police officers had tried to stop him for a "traffic violation" in August while he was riding a bike, but he fled, police Capt. Larry Withrow told NBC News.

When they caught up with him, they discovered he had a plastic baggy full of "a large amount of white powder substance" in a coffee can in his backpack, along with a scale.
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draculic acid69 said:
Hope he wins 20million in a wrongful arrest lawsuit.
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If the presumptive test used was approved for police use, and it can be verified that the baby formula he was carrying can produce a false positive, is it still a wrongful arrest?
 
If baby formula tests the same colour as cocaine then it could be a problem.
Either way I hope they get sued for millions.
 
It's not necessarily a wrongful arrest. He did plead guilty before the definitive test results came in. Regardless, it doesn't reflect well on the justice system that people are pleading guilty to things that they can prove they weren't guilty of.
 
This kind of shit happens every single day, period! Although, I did personally spend some time in a Federal prison for something I did do, I also got a first hand look/education regarding the US justice system. And IMO, no DA anywhere should ever ever have anything less than a 100% conviction rate, if they're any good at all. Remember, "they" can pick and choose their cases. What fucking idiot would take something to trial if they weren't sure they could prevail? When they are not, they offer pleas. Most folks will take a plea with considerably less time than roll the dice. It's just simple math and BTW, can you tell I have a heavy disdain for District Attorneys? Yea, oh well and sorry but the rant it's now over. Thanks for letting me share.
 
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