[DOC] [TLE] Poindexter Verdict Is Overturned in Iran-Contra Case : Convictions ... [PAR] The conviction of John M. Poindexter on five felony charges in the Iran-Contra 
scandal was ... November 16, 1991|ROBERT L. JACKSON | TIMES STAFF 
WRITER ... Elliott Abrams to two years of probation for his confessed role in the 
scandal. [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Poindexter by Date - Page 3 - latimes [PAR] Court Refuses to Reinstate Poindexter Convictions ... National Security Adviser 
John M. Poindexter from his five felony convictions in 1990 in ... December 20, 
1991 | RONALD J. OSTROW, TIMES STAFF WRITER ... The conviction of John M
. Poindexter on five felony charges in the Iran-Contra scandal was overturned 
Friday... [DOC] [TLE] Poindexter tries to overturn convictions - UPI Archives - UPI.com [PAR] John Poindexter, President Reagan's national security adviser, asked a federal 
appeals panel Thursday to overturn his convictions and six-month prison... ... 
Poindexter tries to overturn convictions. By DAN CARMICHAEL | Feb. 28, 1991 ... 
Poindexter played a key role in the complex scandal involving secret weapons 
sales... [DOC] [TLE] Poindexter`s Conviction In Iran-contra Reversed - tribunedigital ... [PAR] WASHINGTON -- The conviction of John M. Poindexter on five felony charges in 
the Iran-Contra scandal was overturned on Friday by an appellate court on the 
same grounds on which it had ... November 16, 1991|Los Angeles Times ... of 
State Elliott Abrams to two years` probation for his confessed role in the scandal. [DOC] [TLE] IranContra affair - Wikipedia [PAR] The IranContra affair also referred to as Irangate, Contragate or the IranContra 
scandal, was ..... On January 7, 1986, John Poindexter proposed to the president 
a .... When asked about his role in authorizing the arms deals, he first stated that 
he had; .... His convictions were also overturned on appeal on similar grounds. [DOC] [TLE] POINDEXTER WINS IRAN-CONTRA CASE IN APPEALS COURT ... [PAR] Published: November 16, 1991 ... 15 A divided Federal appeals court today 
threw out the five felony convictions against John M. Poindexter, the former 
national ... The 2-to-1 appellate court reversal of Mr. Poindexter's convictions and 
the .... efforts to aid the anti-Sandinista guerrillas and his own role in soliciting a 
$10... [DOC] [TLE] Google Answers: John Poindexter's conviction for lying to congress ... [PAR] John Poindexter was convicted of lying to congress during the IRAN/CONTRA 
scandal in the Reagan administration. ... The conviction was overturned on 
technical grounds by an appeals court majority of two ... 1991, reversed 
Poindexter's convictions on the grounds that his trial was impermissibly tainted... [DOC] [TLE] 2 on appeals court grill prosecutor in Iran-contra appeal filed zTC by ... [PAR] March 01, 1991|By Lyle Denniston | Lyle Denniston,Washington Bureau of The 
Sun ... security adviser John M. Poindexter, a central figure in the Iran-contra 
affair, appeared to ... last year that set aside Mr. North's conviction for his key role 
in the Iran-contra scandal. ... Murder conviction overturned Appeals court cites 
trial. [DOC] [TLE] Iran-Contra and Arms-for-Hostages Scandals: John Poindexter [PAR] Category Tags: Arms-for-Hostages Scandal, Caspar Weinberger, George .... But 
North, his boss John Poindexter, and CIA Director William Casey ..... [BBC, 7/5/
1989; New York Times, 9/17/1991] North's conviction will indeed be overturned 
by an ... Congress in its investigation of his role in the mid-1980s Iran-Contra 
affair. [DOC] [TLE] Poindexter Convictions Overturned - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] A federal appeals court Friday overturned the felony convictions of former 
National Security Adviser John Poindexter, dealing a serious blow to the 
continuing ... November 16, 1991|By Linda P. Campbell, Chicago Tribune. ... 
counsel Lawrence Walsh failed to prove that his case against Poindexter was not 
influenced by the... [DOC] [TLE] Iran-contra affair facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Directing the Iran-Contra enterprise were Vice Admiral John Poindexter, national 
.... had greater roles in the Iran-Contra Affair than either the Tower Commission or 
the ... three of North's felony convictions and completely overturned his conviction

Question: John Poindexter's conviction for his role in this scandal was overturned in 1991
Answer: the Iran-Contra affair