Falsely Accused Man MAY Get Compensated

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2006-03-23 00:22

Luek writes "Here is yet another man cleared of rape after spending many years in the Gulag.

What makes this story of interest is that the state of Texas "MAY" pay him up to $250,000 for the time he spent in prison for a crime he didn't commit. $250K / 18 years = $13,888 for each year incarcerated. Gee, how magnanimous of the state! It is common for judges award that much for a years worth of child support for one child!

A new twist to these now common false rape convictions is that the current DA actually apologized to him. However, this same DA said nothing about implementing failsafe procedures that would prevent such judicial outrages from occurring in the future."

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