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Legislature approves multi-million-dollar settlements for wrongful convictions
A key legislative committee approved a $25.2-million settlement with two men suing the state after spending roughly 30 years in jail before their convictions were overturned. The votes mean the settlements with Ralph Birch and Shawn Henning could be final, depending on whether the full legislature decides to hold its own vote in the next 30 days. Birch and Henning…
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Legislature approves multi-million-dollar settlements for wrongful convictions
Ralph Birch and Shawn Hennington spent nearly 30 years in prison for a murder in Milford. But then in 2019, the Supreme Court threw out the conviction for a number of reasons, including the handling of evidence and the misconduct by police and a public defender.
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Wrong Photo Led to NYC Man's Faulty Murder Conviction: DA
A photo of another person with the same name led to the wrongful arrest of a New York City man who has spent more than 18 years behind bars for murder, prosecutors said Thursday as they moved to vacate the conviction.