Two men who served a combined 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the 1993 murder of a college basketball star will divide $25 million, thanks to a settlement advanced Monday by a City Council committee.
Two men who served a combined 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the 1993 murder of a college basketball star will divide $25 million, thanks to a settlement advanced Monday by a
"After 36 hours in custody, Washington gave a handwritten statement. … Washington now claims that statement was coerced and fabricated by the detective, who he claims told him what to tell the prosecutor." "Morgan Sr., however, was not charged with his fiancee’s murder. But in 2001, he did plead guilty to the fatal shooting of his then-girlfriend, who was found in the trunk of her own car. He was sentenced to 75 years for that crime and remains in prison today," Felker said.
"The two men here have spent a combined 34 years in custody and at trial, they will likely seek $34 million to $68 million. They will use the certificates of innocence as well as the evidence against Morgan Sr. to prove their innocence," Felker said, noting that during a deposition, Morgan Sr. asserted his constitutional right to remain silent when asked about his possible involvement in his son’s death.
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