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Michigan Reaches $1.03 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoner

Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Brady Violations, Evidence - Failure to Disclose

Michigan Reaches $1.03 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoner by The state of Michigan has agreed to pay former prisoner Jeff Titus, 71, a total of $1.03 million for nearly 21 years he spent incarcerated for killing two hunters before his convictions were overturned. Titus, who consistently maintained his innocence, then …

Phillips v. State of Michigan, MI, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2019

Brief • June 24, 2019

Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Phillips v. State of Michigan, MI, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2019

Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Dismissal in Lawsuit Filed by Man Wrongfully Convicted of Arson, Murder

Article • December 13, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Dismissal in Lawsuit Filed by Man Wrongfully Convicted of Arson, Murder by On September 1, 2016, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order dismissing most of a lawsuit filed by a man who spent 26 years in prison for an …

McHenry v. State of Michigan, MI, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • August 22, 2017

Filed under: Shootings, Wrongful Imprisonment

McHenry v. State of Michigan, MI, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF CLAIMS 2f117 fiUG 22 PH 2: IS MARWIN McHENRY, Plaintiff, No. 17-144-MZ v HON. MICHAEL J. TALBOT ...

McHenry v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • August 21, 2017

Filed under: Shootings, Wrongful Imprisonment

McHenry v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 Original - Court 1st copy - Defendant Approved, SCAO 2nd copy - Plaintiff 3rd copy - Return STATE OF MICHIGAN CASE ...

Carter v. State of Michigan, MI, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • August 18, 2017

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Evidence, Wrongful Imprisonment

Carter v. State of Michigan, MI, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 .· STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS EDWARD GEORGE CARTER, Plaintiff, v Case No. 17-90-MZ HON. Michael J. Talbot STA ...

$750,000 Settlement for MI Man Wrongfully Jailed for Murder of Girlfriend's Infant Son

Article • August 7, 2017

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment

$750,000 Settlement for MI Man Wrongfully Jailed for Murder of Girlfriend's Infant Son by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Matthew Ditzhazy, who was acquitted of charges that he murdered his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son, reached a $750,000 settlement agreement in July 2008 with the city of Lincoln Park, Mich., near Detroit, …

Carter v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • July 5, 2017

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Evidence, Wrongful Imprisonment

Carter v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 Original • Court 1st copy· Defendant ApOfOVt;!cl, SCAO 2nd copy - Plamliff 3rd copy • Return L STA TE OF MICHIGAN CASE ...

A Story of Racial Bias, the Absence of Mercy, and a Death in Prison

Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Parole Board Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Failure to Treat, Malicious Prosecution, Guilty Pleas, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Racial Profiling

A Story of Racial Bias, the Absence of Mercy, and a Death in Prison by By Equal Justice Initiative Forty-five years after Phillip Chance traveled from his home in Detroit, Michigan to visit family in rural Choctaw, Alabama, he died in an Alabama prison. During that visit in 1971, 15-year-old Phillip …

DNA Keeps Overturning Convictions, But Spike in Exonerations Owed to Other Factors

Article • August 5, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, Witnesses, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

DNA Keeps Overturning Convictions, But Spike in Exonerations Owed to Other Factors by Joe Watson Nicole Harris, Henry Lee McCollum and Leon Brown have lived through their own nightmares of injustice. All three were wrongfully convicted of the heinous murders of children. Combined, they spent nearly 70 years in prison …

Michigan Man Convicted on Faulty Bite Evidence Receives $1.5 Million

Article • July 29, 2016

Filed under: Evidence, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Michigan Man Convicted on Faulty Bite Evidence Receives $1.5 Million by A $1.5 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by a Michigan man who spent 13 years in prison for a rape charge based on faulty bite mark evidence. Two weeks before the case was set to proceed …

$2.5 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Former Michigan Prisoner

Article • March 31, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$2.5 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Former Michigan Prisoner by An exonerated Michigan man will receive $2.5 million for his almost 26 years of wrongful incarceration. He was released from prison after it was discovered that Detroit police had tainted the victim’s identification and withheld exculpatory evidence. Walter Swift was …

Malpractice Suit Proceeds against Michigan Defense Attorney in Wrongful Conviction Case

Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015

Filed under: Malpractice (Attorneys), Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Malpractice Suit Proceeds against Michigan Defense Attorney in Wrongful Conviction Case by David Reutter Malpractice Suit Proceeds against Michigan Defense Attorney in Wrongful Conviction Case by David Reutter A former prisoner whose sexual assault conviction was reversed after he served seven years in prison can sue his attorney for malpractice …

Seventeen Years Pending Re-trial Fails to State Speedy Trial Violation under § 1983

Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013

Filed under: Malpractice (Attorneys), Limitations, Trials, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Seventeen Years Pending Re-trial Fails to State Speedy Trial Violation under § 1983 by Seventeen Years Pending Re-trial Fails to State Speedy Trial Violation under § 1983 The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a pretrial detainee did not suffer a violation of his Sixth Amendment right to …

Seales v. City of Detroit, MI, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2013

Brief • February 26, 2013

Filed under: Jail Specific, Wrongful Imprisonment, Failure to Train/Supervise, False Arrest, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Seales v. City of Detroit, MI, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2013 Case 4:12-cv-11679-GAD-DRG ECF No. 28 filed 04/09/13 PageID.121 Page 1 of 22 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN ...

31,000 Criminal Cases Under Review After Detroit Crime Lab Closes

Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Crime Labs, Wrongful Imprisonment

31,000 Criminal Cases Under Review After Detroit Crime Lab Closes by After the police crime lab in Detroit, Michigan was found to have provided faulty firearm ballistics evidence in criminal cases, the lab was closed in 2008. A subsequent review of around 31,000 firearm-related prosecutions was deemed “admittedly impossible work,” …

Sixth Circuit Upholds $2.5 Million Jury Award for Wrongly Convicted Women

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Civil Procedure, Damages, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Sixth Circuit Upholds $2.5 Million Jury Award for Wrongly Convicted Women by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On April 12,2011, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding the $2.5 million jury award and $250-per-hour attorney-fees award to two women who were wrongly convicted of felonies. Kimberly Sykes …

Former Michigan Prisoner Awarded $1.27 Million for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment, Police, False Arrest

Former Michigan Prisoner Awarded $1.27 Million for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution by A Michigan federal jury awarded a former prisoner $1.27 million in a malicious prosecution lawsuit. After she was robbed at gunpoint, Tevya Urquhart was arrested, found guilty and sentenced to prison. After her successful appeal, Urquhart filed …

Attorney Fees and Costs Against Exoneree Who Lost Lawsuit Denied

Article • May 15, 2011

Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Costs, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Attorney Fees and Costs Against Exoneree Who Lost Lawsuit Denied by On May 21, 2009, a Michigan federal court denied a motion by defendants for attorney fees and costs in an unsuccessful lawsuit brought by an exoneree. During a custody dispute with his ex-girlfriend in 1987, Mark Norman Cleary's seven-year-old …

Plaintiffs Prevail in Objections to Taxed Bill of Costs

Article • May 15, 2009

Filed under: Costs, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

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 …