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$13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant
Article • September 9, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wrongful Imprisonment
$13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant by $13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant A Tennessee federal jury awarded $13,000 to a former prisoner alleging he was unconstitutionally imprisoned and denied medical treatment while held in Tennessee prisons. Samuel C. Key …
Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
of New York in the Court of Claims for wrongful imprisonment, with attorney Barry C. Scheck, a founder of the Innocence Project, as lead counsel. After years of litigation the case settled in January 2014 ...
Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention, Mental Health
Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matthew Clarke Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matt Clarke The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied a bid to halt the retrial of a mentally challenged prisoner whose original …
This Man Sat in Jail for 110 Days—After He Already Did His Time
Article • August 7, 2015
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders, Wrongful Imprisonment
This Man Sat in Jail for 110 Days—After He Already Did His Time by Marc Bookman This Man Sat in Jail for 110 Days—After He Already Did His Time The case of Eric Wyatt, Georgia's Cordele circuit, and why America's public defense system is disintegrating. By Marc Bookman Eric Wyatt …
Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes, PA, Amended Complaint, Black Panther death row wrongful imprisonment 1st Am medical neglect, 2015
Brief • August 3, 2015
Filed under: Political Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Diabetes, Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, First Amendment, FBI
Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes, PA, Amended Complaint, Black Panther death row wrongful imprisonment 1st Am medical neglect, 2015 Case 3:15-cv-00967-RDM-KM Document 21-1 Filed 08/03/15 Page 1 of 22 Exhibit ...
Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, Juveniles
Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal by Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal A class-action suit is on the verge of being settled by the co-owner of two for-profit juvenile detention facilities in Pennsylvania, who was sued after a pair of state court judges …
$4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence
Article • July 1, 2015
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Crime Labs, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
$4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence by $4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence A $4.2 million settlement has been reached in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a wrongfully convicted Illinois man. Maurice Patterson was convicted of a 2002 murder and spent …
Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution
Article • June 12, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by David Reutter Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by David Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the grant of summary judgment to two police officers sued for false arrest and malicious prosecution by …
Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Complaint, false arrest wrongful imprisonment, 2015
Brief • June 3, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Complaint, false arrest wrongful imprisonment, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-04163 Document 1 Filed 06/03/15 Page 1 of 12 Page ID #:1 CAROL A. SOBEL, SBN 84483 NICHOLAS ...
The First 48: Ending the Use of Categorically Unconstitutional Holds, Article by Daniel Horwitz, 2015
Publication • 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
The First 48: Ending the Use of Categorically Unconstitutional Holds, Article by Daniel Horwitz, 2015 The First 48: Ending the Use of Categorically Unconstitutional Investigative Holds in Violation of County of Riverside v. McLaughlin DANIEL A. HORWITZ * Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION II. DIVERGING AUTHORITY III. THE PROPER INTERPRETATION …
Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction
Article • May 24, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction by Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction Two Chicago men who spent more than 12 years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit will receive $4 million each from the city. In 1988 Larry Ollins and …
Over $750,000 Awarded in California Wrongful Conviction
Article • May 24, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Over $750,000 Awarded in California Wrongful Conviction by Over $750,000 Awarded in California Wrongful Conviction A California state compensation board recently awarded $756,900 to a man who wrongly spent nearly 21 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend’s child, now believed to have been an accident. The amount, …
$2,225 Awarded for 3 Months Wrongful Segregation
Article • May 24, 2015
Filed under: Witnesses (Disciplinary Hearings), Evidence, Presence at Hearing, Wrongful Imprisonment
$2,225 Awarded for 3 Months Wrongful Segregation by $2,225 Awarded for 3 Months Wrongful Segregation A New York state prisoner who claimed he was wrongfully kept in segregation for 89 days was awarded $2,225 by a New York Court of Claims judge in May 2012. The amount represented $25.00 for …
Oregon Wrongful Imprisonment Time-Bar Dismissal Reversed
Article • May 24, 2015
Filed under: Limitations, Service, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Oregon Wrongful Imprisonment Time-Bar Dismissal Reversed by Oregon Wrongful Imprisonment Time-Bar Dismissal Reversed On March 26, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that if service ...
Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petitions for Post-Conviction Release
Article • May 24, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Criminal Procedure
Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petitions for Post-Conviction Release by Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petitions for Post-Conviction Release On June 12, 2014, the En Banc Oregon Supreme Court held that a post-conviction relief (PCR) petitioner must attach an affidavit or other evidence, supporting every element of every …
$250,000 Awarded in Legal Malpractice Case
Article • May 23, 2015
Filed under: Malpractice (Attorneys), Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health
$250,000 Awarded in Legal Malpractice Case by $250,000 Awarded in Legal Malpractice Case A New York federal judge upheld a magistrate's report and recommendation and awarded $250,000 to a man who said he wrongly spent 25 days in a mental hospital and his lawyer failed to file the necessary paperwork …
First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award by Matthew Clarke First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award by Mark Wilson On September 24, 2014, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held that Massachusetts prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for segregating a pretrial …
Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, State Legislation
Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson A man who spent over 17 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit became the first Colorado prisoner to receive damages from …
Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment
Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $106,000 damage award and over $348,300 in attorney fees and costs …
Tribble v. Greene et al, DC, Complaint, wrongful conviction imprisonment, 2015
Brief • May 6, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Tribble v. Greene et al, DC, Complaint, wrongful conviction imprisonment, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00710-GK Document 1 Filed 05/08/15 Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SANTAE A. TRIBBLE, 210 Oakwood St., S.E, Unit 206 Washington, D.C. 20032 Plaintiff, v. Detective RAYMOND JEFFREY GREENE, …
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