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Rodriguez v. City of Houston, TX, Motion for Atty Fees, Wrongful Rape Conviction, 2009 Case 4:06-cv-02650 Document 335 Filed in TXSD on 08/14/2009 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, et al., …
Texas Posthumously Exonerates Man Who Died in Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 6, 2009, Travis County District Judge Charlie Baird did what no other Texas judge had done before – he exonerated a dead man. Timothy Brian Cole, who died of asthma due to medical neglect …
Article • July 15, 2009
Sotomayor for the Prosecution by James Ridgeway — By James Ridgeway | Wed July 15, 2009 12:18 PM PST Mother Jones Sonia Sotomayor's all-but-certain confirmation will be a notable victory for the Democrats, and a long-overdue victory for diversity on the nation's highest court. Whether it will be a victory …
Eighth Circuit Rejects Reckless Investigation Claim by On April 8, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a lawsuit brought by a former prisoner against a prison investigator for his role in the prisoner’s murder conviction and resulting death sentence. Joseph Amrine sued George Brooks, a …
Jury Award Exceeds $1.5 Million in New York Malicious Prosecution Case by On June 24, 2008, a New York federal jury found two New York City police officers liable in a Section 1983 malicious prosecution suit brought by security guard & part-time state police officer Anthony Manganiello. Manganiello's initial suit …
Texas Increasingly out of Step on Death Penalty by David C Fathi By David Fathi Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle May 23, 2009, 3:44PM Barring unexpected events, in the next few weeks Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will oversee his 200th execution since taking office in 2000. Perry has already allowed …
Article • May 15, 2009
Plaintiffs Prevail in Objections to Taxed Bill of Costs by Following their arrest, conviction and imprisonment in 2002, Plaintiffs Kimberly Sykes and Tevya Urquhart, had the convictions overturned on appeal in 2004. Each woman then filed suit against various police officers in 2005 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 alleging …
Lab Technician Denied Qualified Immunity In Former Prisoner’s Lawsuit by In 1984, Dennis Patrick Brown was convicted of rape and sentenced to life in prison. With the assistance of The Innocence Project, the DNA tests were repeated in 2003 and revealed Brown was innocent. Brown was released and the City …
Involuntary Plea in Washington Requires Withdrawal or Strict Plea Enforcement by A state of Washington Court of Appeals has held that a defendant who enters an involuntary plea is entitled to choose his remedy of either specifically enforcing the plea agreement or withdrawing that plea. The ruling came in the …
Supreme Court Holds Prosecutors Immune from Using False Snitch Testimony to Gain Wrongful Conviction by John Dannenberg Supreme Court Holds Prosecutors Immune from Using False Snitch Testimony to Gain Wrongful Conviction by John E. Dannenberg On March 28, 2007, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a California …
Article • March 15, 2009
Executing the Innocent? by David C Fathi By David C. Fathi At 7 p.m. on September 23, the state of Georgia plans to execute Troy Anthony Davis. That by itself is unremarkable; Georgia has carried out 42 executions since 1983, including two since May of this year. What makes this …
Ted Stevens' Charges Dropped: A Tale of Two Justice Systems by Joshua Holland By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Posted on April 1, 2009, Printed on April 1, 2009 Editor's note: this originally appeared on AlterNet's blog, PEEK. It's immaterial that former Alaska senator Ted Stevens was a loathsome, quasi-corrupt slug of …
Article • February 15, 2009
Ohio Pays $552,500 For 13 Years Of Wrongful Imprisonment by Ohio ex prisoner Anthony Green settled his wrongful imprisonment action against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for $552,500. He had been imprisoned for 13 years. Green was found guilty by a Cuyahoga County jury for rape and aggravated …
Ohio Settles Actual Innocence Claim For $1,500,000 by Ohio and Ohio prosecuting officials settled a wrongful incarceration lawsuit by agreeing to pay $1,500,000 to a man who was imprisoned for 26 years after his conviction for a robbery and murder he did not commit. Gary James, 55, and his friend …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Wisconsin Claims Board Awards Almost $110,000 for Wrongful Rape Conviction, Attorney Fees by Wisconsin Claims Board Awards Almost $110,000 for Wrongful Rape Conviction, Attorney Fees In 1990, Anthony Hicks was convicted of raping a woman who lived in his apartment building. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Central …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
$3,540,402.22 Jury Award In California Wrongful Conviction Case by A California federal jury awarded $2 million to a man imprisoned 12 years for a rape/robbery he did not commit. The court also awarded him $1,368,834 in attorney fees, $6,500 in fees on fees, and $165,067.22 in costs (including $40,363.35 in …
Use of Questionable “Lie Detectors" by Law Enforcement Expands Nationwide by Matthew Clarke Use of Questionable “Lie Detectors” by Law Enforcement Expands Nationwide by Matt Clarke In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, law enforcement and other government agencies implemented new practices to obtain information from suspects …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
Exonerated Florida Prisoner Receives $2.2 Million; Second Lawsuit Still Pending by Exonerated Florida Prisoner Receives $2.2 Million; Second Lawsuit Still Pending The City of Miami has agreed to pay $2.2 million to a mentally ill man who served 22 years in prison for a rape and multiple murders he did …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
Exonerated Florida Man Receives $1.25 Million by Exonerated Florida Man Receives $1.25 Million Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed an executive order on May 6, 2008, that awards Alan Crotzer $1.25 million for the 24 years he spent in prison for a rape and kidnapping conviction he did not commit. Crotzer …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
Ohio Man Receives $600,000 for Wrongful Imprisonment by During mediation, a settlement of $600,000 was reached between Kenneth Moore and the State of Ohio in a claim of wrongful imprisonment. Moore had sued Ohio for damages incurred in his defense at trial and post-conviction proceedings related to the criminal charges, …
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