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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 …

Michigan: $3.3 Million Settlement for 9 Years Wrongful Imprisonment

Article • December 15, 2007

Filed under: Searches, DNA Testing/Samples, Damages, Wrongful Imprisonment

Michigan: $3.3 Million Settlement for 9 Years Wrongful Imprisonment by On September 5, 2005, a man who spent nine years in prison for a rape he didn?t commit settled with the Township ...

Psychological Coercion Not Legal Component Of Involuntary Servitude

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Prison Labor, Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health

Psychological Coercion Not Legal Component Of Involuntary Servitude by The U.S. Supreme Court held that the use of psychological pressure did not violate U.S. statutes prohibiting involuntary servitude. After two mentally retarded individuals were found laboring on a farm for up to 17 hours a day with no pay due …

Several Necessary Components Of Involuntary Servitude

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Several Necessary Components Of Involuntary Servitude by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that several factors were necessary to create a state of "involuntary servitude" and that expert testimony had not been shown to be scientifically-recognized. After two mentally retarded men were found laboring on a …

$105,000 Verdict in Michigan Illegal Imprisonment

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

$105,000 Verdict in Michigan Illegal Imprisonment by Three to four months after completing their Michigan prison sentences in 1994, Willie Thomas, Jr., Larry Reed, and Edward Grant were picked up and imprisoned in Jackson prison without a hearing. The defendant prison officials believed they had miscalculated the time served by …

Cristini v. Warren, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007

Brief • March 15, 2007

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

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 …

$105,000 Awarded in Michigan Wrongful Imprisonment Suit

Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000

Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment

$105,000 Awarded in Michigan Wrongful Imprisonment Suit by On April 14, 1999, a Wayne county jury in Michigan awarded Willie Thomas Jr., Larry Reid and Edward Grant $35,000 in damages each ...