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Originally posted by JDog
That is true, because with the evidence that the state left out that showed him to be innocent, he can probably get money.
But I've never heard of one of these guys getting money for being falsely accused and sentenced to a crime they didn't commit.
jDoG
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yep it looks like they had evidence that proved he was innocent and still pushed on. I've seen some documentry films and stuff about cases like this where they have evidence that proves innocence but still press it so they can make themselves look good. I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing that I helped put away an innocent person.
Also, there are cases where these people end up getting money. 99% of them are settled out of court because the cities/states know they have no chance of winning in court and want to avoid a potentially massive loss and all the bad publicity a court case would bring.
I can see the lawyer saying to the state " a jury gave a woman that spilled hot coffee on herself 1 million dollars. The coffee cup said hot on it and the menu listed it as hot coffee and they still gave her a cool million. Imagine what they are going to give my client when we tell them he just spent 17 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit while you guys had evidence that proved he was innocent. . ." At which time the state/city shits itself and asks what they want.