Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2025 by David Reutter published in Prison Legal News February, 2025, page 17

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Murder/Felony Murder. Location: Pennsylvania.

by David M. Reutter

The City of Philadelphia agreed on November 3, 2023, to pay $9.1 million to settle a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by Walter Ogrod, 59, a former state prisoner exonerated of murder and released after more than 28 years of wrongful incarceration—including 23 years on death row. …

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