DNA test frees California man after 10 years

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Originally posted by Peaches@Nov 1 2004, 09:02 AM
Giving someone enough to get back on their feet is one thing and I don't have a problem with that. But I've not seen any cases like this where they didn't sue.

A lot is going to depend on the circumstances of the original conviction - was there any kind of misconduct on the part of the state?

He may have to hire a lawyer (they are undoubtedly contacting him in droves) and threaten to sue in order to get the state to settle. After all, the same sort of people who would have a knee-jerk reaction that he isn't entitled to anything would be absolutely LIVID if they found out the state offered him some kind of settlement without duress.

Some jurisdictions have kept the settlement amounts down by using their ability to refile charges as leverage. Not sure they could do that with the DNA results in this case, however.

Like I said - not enough information.