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Alabama Sheriffs Entitled to Immunity in §1983 Actions by The U.S. Supreme Court held that Alabama sheriffs were officials of the state rather than the county and therefore entitled to immunity in §1983 actions. An Alabama prisoner who had been sentenced to death had his conviction overturned and subsequently brought …
Actual Innocence Required in Washington Criminal Malpractice Actions by Actual Innocence Required in Washington Criminal Malpractice Actions In a 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court held that plaintiffs suing criminal defense attorneys for legal malpractice must prove that they are innocent of the underlying criminal charge. Dr. Jessy Ang and …
Article • May 15, 2007
Wrongfully Convicted New York Man Denied Compensation Based on Improperly Verified Claim by Wrongfully Convicted New York Man Denied Compensation Based on Improperly Verified Claim A wrongfully convicted New York man satisfied the statutory requirements for a claim against the State but failed to verify it personally, resulting in dismissal …
Restivo v. Nassau County, NY, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007 Case 2:06-cv-06720-JS-WDW Document 33 Filed 04/23/2007 Page 1 of 48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JOHN RESTIVO, DENNIS HALSTEAD, MELISSA LULLO, JASON HALSTEAD, TAYLOR HALSTEAD, and HEATHER HALSTEAD, Plaintiffs, v. 06-CV-6720 (JS) (WDW) NASSAU …
Article • March 15, 2007 • from PLN March, 2007
North Carolina Enacts Innocence Inquiry Commission by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On August 3, 2006, North Carolina Governor Mike Easley signed into law H-1323, a bill creating an eight-member Innocence Commission wherein prisoners who have exhausted their court appeals but still claim they were wrongly convicted may reopen …
Brief • March 15, 2007
Cristini v. Warren, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007 2:07-cv-11141-DML-VMM Doc # 1 Filed 03/15/07 Pg 1 of 44 Pg ID 1 llNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN MICHAEL LOUIS CRISTINI, Plaintiff, vs. THE CITY OF WARREN, 'I'IIE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WARREN, 'I'IIE COUNTY OF MACOMB …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Habeas Hints by Kent A. Russell Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Term 2005-2006 by Kent Russell This column is intended to provide habeas hints to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (in pro per). The focus of the column is habeas corpus practice under …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Wrongfully Imprisoned Wisconsin Man Awarded $400,000, Now Accused of Murder by Michael Rigby On February 14, 2006, a Wisconsin man who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didnt commit settled his lawsuit against Manitowoc County for $400,000. Hell likely use the money to defend himself against a …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
City Of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Settles Wrongful Imprisonment Claim For $12,250,000 by Michael Rigby The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, will pay $12.25 million to settle with a man who spent 14 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, according to a settlement agreement filed in the U.S. District …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
Record $3.2 Million Settlement for Wrongfully Imprisoned Massachusetts Man by Michael Rigby The City of Boston, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $3.2 million to a man who spent 10 ½ years in prison for a rape he did not commit. The March 2006 settlement is believed to be the largest …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
Wrongly Imprisoned Massachusetts Man Settles Suit Against City For $2,450,000 by On October 14, 2005, the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts, paid $2,450,000 to settle with a man who was falsely convicted of rape and imprisoned for 14 years before DNA evidence exonerated him. Eduardo Velazquez was convicted in 1987 of …
Article • August 15, 2006 • from PLN August, 2006
Ohio Awards $662,000 to Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Rape by The State of Ohio has agreed to pay Nathaniel Lewis, 28, $662,000 for the five years he spent in prison before his conviction was overturned by a federal appeals court in 2002. While a freshman at the University of Akron …
Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006
Wrongfully Convicted Texas Prisoner Finally Receives $118,000 in Compensation by Matthew T. Clarke In 1988, a 17-year-old Josiah Sutton was convicted in a Texas court of a rape he did not commit and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Sutton spent close to five years in prison before new DNA …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Former Illinois Death Row Prisoners Malicious Prosecution Claim Rejected by Former Illinois Death Row Prisoners Malicious Prosecution Claim Rejected A Chicago jury has rejected former death row prisoner Anthony Porters claim that Chicago police conspired to frame him for a double murder he did not commit. Porter was sentenced to …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
Georgia Legislature Awards Wrongly Convicted Man $1 Million by In its 2005 session, the Georgia Legislature awarded Clarence Harrison $1 million for loss of liberty, personal injury, lost wages, injury to reputation, emotional distress, and other damages as a result of his nearly 18 years of incarceration and expenses and …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
Ohio Man Awarded $618,000 for Nearly 16 Years Wrongful Imprisonment by On August 15, 2005, the Ohio Court of Claims awarded $618,683.33 to a man who spent nearly 16 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Donte L. Booker was arrested for a carjacking outside a Beachwood, …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
Phoenix, Arizona, Settles Krone Wrongful Imprisonment Suit for $3 Million by The city of Phoenix, Arizona, will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who spent more than a decade in prison for a murder he did not commit. The settlement, approved by the city council …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
Dallas Fake Drug Cases Settle For Millions, Jury Awards Damages by by Michael Rigby In 2001, police officers in Dallas, Texas, made 33 arrests in what has since become known as the fake drug scandal." The victims were all charged with possessing cocaine, based on supposedly positive field tests of …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
Florida Awards $2 Million to Wrongfully Convicted Man by At its special session in December 2005, the Florida Legislature passed a bill to pay 44-year-old Wilton Dedge $2 million as compensation for a rape he did not commit. Dedge spent 22 years in Florida prisons for the sexual assault and …
Washington State Forensic Scientist Helps Convict the Innocent, FBI Assists by by Matthew T. Clarke Washington State Patrol crime lab forensic scientist Charles Vaughan had no problem finding new employment after he helped convict two innocent Oregon State men of murder when he worked as a state forensic scientist in …
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