$9 Million Settlement for Illinois Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder

Loaded on July 6, 2018 by Matthew Clarke published in Verdict1 July, 2018, page 60

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment. Location: Illinois.

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 officials fabricated a false murder scenario, coerced false confessions and witness statements, and ...

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