# 1999 Tulia drug arrests

Overturned · 1999

A total of 47 individuals, the majority of whom were African American, were arrested in 1999 in Tulia, Texas on charges of cocaine dealing as a result of an undercover operation carried out by agent Tom Coleman. Coleman's testimony was crucial in the convictions of 38 of the 47. Years later, 35 of the 38 incarcerated were pardoned by Texas governor Rick Perry.

Original record: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=75351969
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/1999-tulia-drug-arrests-w75351969

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