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Jones v. State of Kansas, KS, Order, Doppelganger Exoneree, 2018

Brief • December 17, 2018

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, witness misidentification

Jones v. State of Kansas, KS, Order, Doppelganger Exoneree, 2018 18CV04856 Div14 IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF KANSAS, JOHNSON COUNTY In the matter of the wrongful conviction of RICHARD JONES ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2018-CV-4856 Division 14 ORDER Richard Jones, (“The Claimant” or “Claimant”), …

Mitchell v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2018

Brief • November 5, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, False Confessions

imprisonment. During his long wrongful imprisonment, Plaintiff was detained in harsh and dangerous conditions in prisons. He suffered extreme physical and emotional harm from witnessing violence against other ...

Coley v. City of Simi Valley, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2018

Brief • October 17, 2018

Filed under: Medical, Wrongful Imprisonment, Federal Tort Claims Act

Coley v. City of Simi Valley, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2018 THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES HAVE READ THE FOREGOING AND FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE. Dated:_______________ By: Craig Coley Dated:_______________ By: On Behalf of CITY OF SIMI VALLEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: Dated:_______________ Kaye, …

Jones v. State of Kansas, KS, Petition, Doppelganger Exoneree, 2018

Brief • August 29, 2018

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, witness misidentification

seventeen years of wrongful imprisonment. Judge Moriarty found the photo lineups to be suggestive and the original eyewitness identifications unreliable. See, e,g., Exh. A at 111 (“I don’t know how ...

Texas Couple Wrongly Convicted in “Satanic Panic” Receive $3.4 Million

Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Texas Couple Wrongly Convicted in “Satanic Panic” Receive $3.4 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An Austin, Texas couple wrongly convicted of sexually abusing a child at the day-care center they ran in the 1990s has been declared innocent and received over $3.4 million in compensation from the state. …

Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million

Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million by A North Carolina man who served 37 years for a double homicide he did not commit has received a $4 million settlement from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) in a federal lawsuit. Joseph Sledge, Jr. became a suspect in the …

$9 Million Settlement for Illinois Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder

Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$9 Million Settlement for Illinois Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In October 2017, a $9 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by an Illinois man who spent 15 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The suit alleged law enforcement …

Exonerated Prisoner Awarded $15 Million for Misconduct by Baltimore Police

Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Exonerated Prisoner Awarded $15 Million for Misconduct by Baltimore Police by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On October 5, 1994, Sabein Burgess’ life changed forever when his girlfriend, Michelle Dyson, was brutally murdered at her home in Baltimore, Maryland. Burgess discovered his girlfriend’s body, called for help and then returned …

Second Circuit Reverses Judgment in Favor of U.S. Citizen Held 3½ Years in Immigration Detention

Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration

Second Circuit Reverses Judgment in Favor of U.S. Citizen Held 3½ Years in Immigration Detention by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 31, 2017, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a judgment for a U.S. citizen who was improperly held in an immigration detention facility for 1,273 days. …

Boozer v. Waltman, PA, Verdict, Wrongful Arrest, 2018

Brief • May 10, 2018

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Damages, Wrongful Imprisonment, Money/Property, Mental Health, False Arrest

Boozer v. Waltman, PA, Verdict, Wrongful Arrest, 2018 Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Trial Division - Civil TRIAL WORK SHEET I ·- Judge's I.D.: judge's Name: SEAN F KENNEDY Case Type: BOOZER VS OFFICER RYAN WALTMAN BADGE I NO. 7564 ET AL I I ~-=-----_:_: J511 Caption: jcomt …

Woman Forced to Give On-Duty Florida Officer Oral Sex Awarded $20,000

Article • May 7, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health

Woman Forced to Give On-Duty Florida Officer Oral Sex Awarded $20,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis    A Florida woman who claimed that an on-duty police officer forced her to give him oral sex was awarded $20,000 after suing him in Broward County Circuit Court.      On September 3, …

Warmbier v. Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DC, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018

Brief • April 26, 2018

Filed under: Pain, Totality of Conditions, Damages, Wrongful Imprisonment, Political Prisoners (International), Wrongful Death

Warmbier v. Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DC, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00977-BAH Document 1 Filed 04/26/18 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CYNTHIA WARMBIER, individually and ) as personal representative of the Estate of ) ) Otto Warmbier, ) …

Georgia Man Settles for $20,000 Against Atlanta Police Officer

Article • April 20, 2018

Filed under: Excessive Force, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)

Georgia Man Settles for $20,000 Against Atlanta Police Officer by by Christopher Zoukis After the U.S. District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Atlanta Police officer M.H. Payne, claims of excessive force, false arrest, and malicious prosecution against the officer were settled for $20,000.      On June 18, 2005, …

EXCLUSIVE: 'Survivors Guide to Prison': An Interview with the Film Producer

Article • April 6, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Prosecutors, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

EXCLUSIVE: 'Survivors Guide to Prison': An Interview with the Film Producer by Steve Horn by Steve Horn  A new film, “Survivors Guide to Prison,” has hit the small screens on-demand on Amazon, iTunes, Fandango, Hulu and other online streaming venues. It provides not only a step-by-step guide to how to …

Ohio: Almost $3 Million Settlement in Suit Brought by Two Wrongfully Convicted Men

Article • April 3, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018

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

at their criminal trials, Busta also testified against them during their 2014 wrongful imprisonment trial. In turn, when Busta was considered for parole in 2017, Resh sent a letter to the parole board opposing his ...

The Criminalization of the Mentally Ill in Maine

Article • March 7, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Civil Commitment

The Criminalization of the Mentally Ill in Maine by by Lance Tapley, Pine Tree Watch In April, 2017, while incarcerated at the Maine State Prison’s Intensive Mental Health Unit in Warren, James Staples removed his own eyeball. The 66-year-old prisoner, who has a lengthy history of both mental illness and assault …

Tennessee Drug Court Judge Imprisons Participants for Smoking Cigarettes

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment

Tennessee Drug Court Judge Imprisons Participants for Smoking Cigarettes by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin In November 2017, Hamilton County, Tennessee Judge Tom Greenholtz sent several drug court participants to jail for a night after their drug tests came back positive – for nicotine. “We routinely test for nicotine as …

$111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner by On June 12, 2017, the Ohio Controlling Board voted to settle a wrongful incarceration suit brought by a man whom prosecutors had called a “major supplier” of cocaine, after a judge ignored the reversal of his conviction by an appellate court and …

In re Watford, VA, Opinion, Evidence, 2018

Brief • March 1, 2018

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Imprisonment, Innocence Protection Act

In re Watford, VA, Opinion, Evidence, 2018 PRESENT: All the Justices IN RE: ROY L. WATFORD, III Record No. 161187 OPINION BY JUSTICE CLEO E. POWELL March 1, 2018 UPON A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE Roy L. Watford, III, (“Watford”) petitions this Court to grant a writ …

North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment

North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 11, 2017, two North Carolina brothers who had been wrongfully convicted ...