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Jury Awards $13,000 in Tennessee CCA False Imprisonment Suit

Article • March 15, 2012

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Sentencing, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment

Jury Awards $13,000 in Tennessee CCA False Imprisonment Suit by A Tennessee federal court awarded $13,000 to Samuel Key for civil rights violations resulting from his false imprisonment. The case began in 1987, when Key was convicted and sentenced to prison in Georgia. During that time, a phony escape charge …

$1,800 Settlement in Clerical Error Resulting in Jail Time

Article • February 15, 2012

Filed under: Medical, Medication, Wrongful Imprisonment

$1,800 Settlement in Clerical Error Resulting in Jail Time by California’s County of Sacramento paid $1,800 to settle the claim of Stephen L. Stucker, who was held in jail for two days due to a clerical error. His July 17, 2002 jailing resulted in the denial of his psychiatric medication. …

California: $5,000 Settlement in Wrongful Imprisonment

Article • February 15, 2012

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

California: $5,000 Settlement in Wrongful Imprisonment by California’s County of Sacramento paid $5,000 to settle the wrongful imprisonment claim of Robert B. Weber, who was arrested ...

$8,000 Settlement in Washington DOC False Imprisonment Suit

Article • February 15, 2012

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

$8,000 Settlement in Washington DOC False Imprisonment Suit by An $8,000 settlement was reached in a false imprisonment claim against the State of Washington. Duane A. Cooper had been sentenced to a 60 month sentence for a class C felony on April 4, 1996. On May 14, 2002, Cooper was …

Award for Freed Prisoner Vacated by Louisiana Appellate Court

Article • February 15, 2012

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Evidentiary Ruling, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Award for Freed Prisoner Vacated by Louisiana Appellate Court by On February 20, 2008, the First Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals vacated and remanded for further proceedings a trial court’s judgment awarding a former prisoner compensation for a wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Calvin Williams was convicted in 1977 of first-degree …

Problems at North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab

Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Crime Labs, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Problems at North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab by Recent revelations of shoddy blood analysis at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) crime lab led to an investigation that uncovered at least 190 cases of serious blood work errors in criminal cases. Those cases included three …

Sanders and Phillips v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, false arrest malicious prosecution unlawful detention, 2012

Brief • January 6, 2012

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Sanders and Phillips v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, false arrest malicious prosecution unlawful detention, 2012 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …

Anatomy of False Confessions, Redux

Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Reviews, Malicious Prosecution, Guilty Pleas, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Anatomy of False Confessions, Redux by Earlier this year PLN reported on the phenomenon of suspects who falsely confess to crimes they did not commit. [See: PLN, April 2011, p.18]. As false confessions occur in wrongful conviction cases with disturbing regularity, this article revisits and expounds on this important topic …

Texas State Bar, Exonerated Ex-Prisoners File Suit Against Attorney Over Fees

Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011

Filed under: Attorney Misconduct, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Texas State Bar, Exonerated Ex-Prisoners File Suit Against Attorney Over Fees by The State Bar of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Lubbock attorney Kevin Glasheen, alleging that he grossly overcharged clients in violation of the Bar’s Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Glasheen, who represents over a dozen exonerated former …

$1 Million Settlement in Texas Wrongful Conviction Suit

Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

$1 Million Settlement in Texas Wrongful Conviction Suit by On March 31, 2011, a man who had been falsely convicted of burglary, rape and sexual abuse accepted a $1 million settlement after being exonerated by DNA evidence. Donald Wayne Good filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights suit in …

Hawaii Ex-prisoner Awarded $83,000 for Being Held 83 Days Past Release Date

Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Hawaii Ex-prisoner Awarded $83,000 for Being Held 83 Days Past Release Date by Former Hawaii prisoner Wade T. Itagaki, who was held at the Oahu Community Correctional Center in Honolulu for 83 days after his sentence expired on Sept. 5, 2006, was awarded $83,000 by a federal jury in February …

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 …

Superior Court in California Enters Judgment on False Imprisonment Claim for $26,223.80

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Superior Court in California Enters Judgment on False Imprisonment Claim for $26,223.80 by The Superior Court of California, Alameda County, entered a $26,203.80 judgment in a false imprisonment claim. Jorge Gallegos was a prisoner in the California Department of Corrections (CDOC) serving a 12 year sentence that began on September …

CDOC Agrees to Pay $20,000 for Unlawful Imprisonment

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment

CDOC Agrees to Pay $20,000 for Unlawful Imprisonment by Steven Larson sued the CDOC alleging constitutional violations, false imprisonment, and negligence after he was unlawfully held for 47 days. In 2007, Larson violated the conditions of his parole. At the revocation hearing, Larson received a firm parole discharge date of …

26,500 Settlement Reached in Washington State Over-Detention Suit

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health, Civil Commitment

26,500 Settlement Reached in Washington State Over-Detention Suit by A $26,500 settlement was reached in a wrongful imprisonment suit filed against the Washington State Department ...

$50,000 Settlement Reached in Washington Over-Detention Suit

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Parole Conditions

$50,000 Settlement Reached in Washington Over-Detention Suit by A $50,000 settlement was reached in an unlawful imprisonment suit filed against the Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC). On March 31, 1992, Jeffrey Westfall pled guilty to one count attempted second-degree rape and two counts of residential burglary and was sentenced …

Smith v. Kane County Sheriff, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2011

Brief • October 25, 2011

Filed under: Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Wrongful Imprisonment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Smith v. Kane County Sheriff, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2011 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE at- This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release ("Agreement'') is made ~ ~ ' by and between Husan Smith, D.O.B. 12/13/78, residing - d the County. of Kane, the Kane County Sheriff, and the Circuit Court …

Paperwork SNAFU Leaves Mentally Ill Woman Jailed in Louisiana for Eight Months

Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Paperwork SNAFU Leaves Mentally Ill Woman Jailed in Louisiana for Eight Months by A paperwork error was blamed for a schizophrenic and bipolar woman being held in Louisiana jails for eight months even though the charges against her were dropped and she had not been appointed an attorney. Louisiana state …

Feds Pay Wrongfully Convicted D.C. Men $1.9 Million

Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Feds Pay Wrongfully Convicted D.C. Men $1.9 Million by The U.S. Department of Justice agreed in April 2011 to pay almost $1.9 million to two former prisoners wrongfully convicted of murder, who spent a combined 49 years in prison for a District of Columbia homicide. Joseph Wayne Eastridge and Joseph …