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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 ...

IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit

Article • August 7, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment

IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Anna Michelle Young, who was wrongfully arrested and incarcerated two days after Christmas in 2003 in Hancock County, Ind., agreed to settle her suit against Sheriff Nicholas Gulling, et al, in August 2008 for unspecified damages. The Hancock …

$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, …

Ferguson v. Short, MO, Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2017

Brief • July 11, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Ferguson v. Short, MO, Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI RYAN FERGUSON, Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 14-04062-CV-C-NKL ) JOHN SHORT, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE ___ Jury Verdict. This …

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 ...

Statler v. Spokane County, WA, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2017

Brief • June 8, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Warrantless Searches, False Statements/Perjury, Cooperation Agreements

Statler v. Spokane County, WA, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREE~ENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims (hereidafter "this Agreement") is entered into by and between PAUL E. STATLER, 'fYLER W. GASSMAN, and ROBERT E. LARSON ("Plaintiffs") and SPOKANE COUNTY, DOUGLAS MARSKE, and …

The Justice Institute - Innocence Database Exoneration Report, 2016

Publication • June 7, 2017

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Death Penalty

The Justice Institute - Innocence Database Exoneration Report, 2016 2016 INNOCENTS DATABASE EXONERATION REPORT By Hans Sherrer The Justice Institute 2016 Innocents Database Exoneration Report Copyright © 2017 by Hans Sherrer Permission is granted to publish content in this report with the sole proviso that credit for the source must …

O'Connell v. Los Angeles County, CA, Settlement, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

O'Connell v. Los Angeles County, CA, Settlement, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims (hereinafter “Agreement”) is made and entered by and between Plaintiffs Frank O’ Connell and Nicholas O’Connell (hereinafter referred to as “Plaintiffs”), on the one hand, and Defendant …

Former Texas Police Officer’s Sexual Assault Case Reversed After 21 Years

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Wrongful Conviction, Habeas Corpus, Wrongful Imprisonment

Former Texas Police Officer’s Sexual Assault Case Reversed After 21 Years by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Brian Edward Franklin was a Fort Worth, Texas police officer for more than a decade before he was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to life in prison in …

Crockett v. The City of New York, NY, Order, False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution, 2017

Brief • April 20, 2017

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Searches, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Crockett v. The City of New York, NY, Order, False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution, 2017 INDEX NO. 161857/2013 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/27/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 48 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY MARGARET A. CHAN PRESENT: ~·::,,., .._ J.S.G. PART . ~) Justice Index Number: 161857/2013 …

Davis v. State of Ohio, OH, Settlement, Wrongful Incarceration, 2017

Brief • April 19, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Forfeiture

Davis v. State of Ohio, OH, Settlement, Wrongful Incarceration, 2017 -... ' . IN THE OHIO COURT OF CLAIMS FRANK C. DAVIS Plaintiff Case No. 2016-00251-WI Judge Patrick M. McGrath Magistrate Holly T. Shaver v. STATE OF OHIO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS Defendant l. This Settlement Agreement …

Ignorance, Bureaucracy and Red Tape: U.S. Citizens Mistakenly Deported

Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration

Ignorance, Bureaucracy and Red Tape: U.S. Citizens Mistakenly Deported by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis According to Bryan Cox, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), “claims of U.S. citizenship of individuals encountered by ICE officers, agents, and attorneys are immediately and carefully investigated and analyzed.” However, the United …

New York Court of Claims Awards $90,000 for Overextended Incarceration/Parole

Article • March 24, 2017

Filed under: Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment

New York Court of Claims Awards $90,000 for Overextended Incarceration/Parole by On April 2, 2015, the New York State Court of Claims awarded a former prisoner $90,000 for being incarcerated and subjected to parole after the expiration of his sentence. The New York Department of Corrections and Community Services failed …

Gondor v. State of Ohio, OH, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2017

Brief • March 6, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Gondor v. State of Ohio, OH, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO ROBERT GONDOR, et al. Case No. 2015-00921-WI Plaintiffs Judge Patrick M. McGrath v. JOURNAL ENTRY APPROVING SETTLEMENT STATE OF OHIO Defendant The court, being fully advised as to the premises, approves and confirms …

$340,000 Awarded to Man Chicago Detective Falsely Claimed had Confessed to Murder

Article • February 21, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, Police

$340,000 Awarded to Man Chicago Detective Falsely Claimed had Confessed to Murder by Leonard Robinson was arrested by Chicago police for battery. That charge was eventually dropped, but while he was held in jail for two days, then charged with killing his girlfriend's three-year-old son forty-one months earlier. He remained …

$13 Million Ohio Wrongful Conviction Verdict Upheld by Sixth Circuit

Article • February 21, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Informants, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$13 Million Ohio Wrongful Conviction Verdict Upheld by Sixth Circuit by On December 2, 2014, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court jury verdict which awarded $13 million to a man who spent 12 years in prison for a murder conviction later overturned for malicious prosecution …

$175,000 in Damages, Attorney Fees Against Sentinel Offender Services

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

Filed under: Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Parole/Probation Searches, Wrongful Imprisonment, Probation, False Arrest

$175,000 in Damages, Attorney Fees Against Sentinel Offender Services by A Georgia state jury awarded $50,000 to a woman for false arrest and imprisonment by Sentinel Offender Services, a private probation company. The award was the outcome in the first trial of more than a dozen lawsuits filed against the …

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 …