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Tortfeasor May Not Shift Punitive Damages Claim to Insurer under Illinois Law

Article • March 7, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Tortfeasor May Not Shift Punitive Damages Claim to Insurer under Illinois Law by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held an insurer did not breach its duty to protect a group of detectives from punitive damages in a civil rights action. The court further questioned whether Illinois law would allow …

D.C. Appellate Court Reverses $2.3 Million Wrongful Imprisonment Award

Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Appeals, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment

D.C. Appellate Court Reverses $2.3 Million Wrongful Imprisonment Award by Derek Gilna The District of Columbia’s Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment against the D.C. government ...

U.S. Court of Claims Awards Federal Prisoner $172,465.75 for Wrongful Conviction

Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

for wrongful imprisonment centered on his receiving credit on his sentence on the subsequent charges for time served on the wrongful firearm conviction. Both parties moved for summary judgment. According ...

Exonerations in 2015, The National Registry of Exonerations, 2016

Publication • February 24, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Exonerations in 2015, The National Registry of Exonerations, 2016 EXONERATIONS IN 2015 The National Registry of Exonerations February 3, 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • A RECORD NUMBER OF EXONERATIONS 2015 set a record for exonerations in the United States—149 that we know of so far, in 29 states, the District of …

Are False Imprisonment Recoveries Taxable, Robert Wood, 2008

Publication • February 9, 2016

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

for wrongful imprisonment have occurred for generations.4 Before embarking on a tour of the pertinent federal income tax law, the paucity of tax authority on these issues, and the reasons I believe ...

Illinois: Exonerated Sex Offender Sues for Wrongful Conviction

Article • February 3, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Illinois: Exonerated Sex Offender Sues for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna An Illinois man who was wrongfully convicted of a sex offense, and released from prison after his supposed victim was discredited, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago, the Chicago police department and other defendants as …

Former Washington Prisoner Exonerated, Receives Compensation, Arrested Again

Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Former Washington Prisoner Exonerated, Receives Compensation, Arrested Again by A wrongfully convicted former Washington prisoner was awarded $546,383 in compensation under a new state law for spending 10 years in prison on robbery and burglary charges for crimes he did not commit. Brandon Redtailhawk Olebar was arrested following a February …

Innocence Project Frees Thirty One People in 2013

Article • January 12, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Innocence Project Frees Thirty One People in 2013 by Thirty one people were exonerated by the Innocence Network in 2013. Three of them were women. All total, these prisoners served 451 years of illegal incarceration. Bennie Starks spent 20 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of raping a 69-year-old …

New Pennsylvania Legislation Sucker Punches Inmate Speech

Article • January 7, 2016

Filed under: Attorney Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, First Amendment

New Pennsylvania Legislation Sucker Punches Inmate Speech by Linn Washington Jr. Law Shreds Rights by: Linn Washington Jr. The serious injustice endured by Pennsylvania prison inmate Lorenzo ‘Cat’ Johnson, detailed yesterday in Part I of this series [1], is the subject of a website and numerous other postings on the Internet. …

Knuth v. Arp et al, CO, Complaint, wrongful imprisonment appeal parole due process, 2016

Brief • January 6, 2016

Filed under: Appeals, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment, Due Process

Knuth v. Arp et al, CO, Complaint, wrongful imprisonment appeal parole due process, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00025-LTB Document 1 Filed 01/06/16 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-00025-LTB Document 1 ...

Gondor v. State of Ohio, OH, Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2015

Brief • December 21, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

, 2015, plaintiffs filed their complaint for wrongful imprisonment, along with a copy of the court of common pleas' determination that they are wrongfully imprisoned individuals. Plaintiff, Robert Gondor ...

Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Settlement, False Arrest and Imprisonment, 2015

Brief • December 17, 2015

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Settlement, False Arrest and Imprisonment, 2015 RELEASE IN FULL OF ALL CLAIMS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, Paul Cook, being of lawful age greater than eighteen years, for and in consideration of the sum of sixty-seven thousand and five hundred …

Statler v. Spokane County, WA, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2015

Brief • December 2, 2015

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

Statler v. Spokane County, WA, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-00332-TOR Document 1-2 Filed 12/02/15 RECEIVED 2 DEC 08 2015 3 SPOKANe cou•~ ,,. 'T AoorroR 4 ~ p . . p 3:03 s 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SPOKANE 7 8 9 PAUL E. …

Watson v. City of New York, NY, Mtn Decision, false arrest malicious prosecution wrongful imprisonment, 2010

Brief • November 25, 2015

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

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Appeals Court Reverses $14 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner

Article • November 18, 2015

Filed under: Evidentiary Ruling, Jury Instructions, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Appeals Court Reverses $14 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner by Appeals Court Reverses $14 Million Award for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner On January 31, 2013, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed and remanded for retrial a case that concluded with a $14,000,000 damages award for …

New York Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Permitted to Amend Federal Suit

Article • November 17, 2015

Filed under: Complaints, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

New York Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Permitted to Amend Federal Suit by New York Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Permitted to Amend Federal Suit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has allowed a man to amend his wrongfully convicted suit to include additional …

Massachusetts Prisoner Denied Credit for Time Completed on Vacated Conviction

Article • November 17, 2015

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention

Massachusetts Prisoner Denied Credit for Time Completed on Vacated Conviction by Massachusetts Prisoner Denied Credit for Time Completed on Vacated Conviction The Massachusetts Supreme Court has held that a prisoner serving time on an unrelated sentence was not entitled to credit for the completed prison sentence of a vacated conviction. …

Acosta v. City of New York, Motion to Compel Discovery (2015)

Brief • November 12, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment

Acosta v. City of New York, Motion to Compel Discovery (2015) Rankin & Taylor Attorneys at Law ___________________________________________________________________________ 11 Park Place, Suite 914 David@DRMTLaw.com New York, NY 10007 Phone: 212-226-4507 Fax: 212-658-9480 VIA ECF ONLY November 12, 2015 The Honorable Roanne L. Mann United States Magistrate Judge United States District …

One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit

Article • November 3, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention

One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit by One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit The U.S. District Court for the Eighth Circuit upheld a decision of a Missouri federal district court, affirming summary judgment against a former prisoner who had alleged he was improperly incarcerated …

Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal

Article • November 3, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Release, Overdetention

Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal by Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal On September 4, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an Illinois prisoner’s false imprisonment suit, because he was not unlawfully detained. Sex offender David Armato was …