Wrongfully convicted Tenn. man gets $75 after 31 years in prison, now he’s fighting for $1 million
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A Tennessee man released from prison after a wrongful conviction put him away for 31 years is fighting an exoneration case that could grant him $1 million in compensation.
Lawrence McKinney, 60, of Memphis, Tenn., was convicted of ? and burglary in 1978 and was sentenced to prison for 115 years. He was released in 2009 after DNA evidence ruled him out as a suspect in the case.
After his release, McKinney was issued $75, and he could be eligible for up to $1 million in compensation if the Tennessee Parole Board hears his exoneration case, which has been denied twice already.
“I don’t have no life, all my life was taken away,” he told CBS News.
McKinney’s lawyer, Jack Lowery said he’s suffered enough and thinks that he should receive the compensation after 31 years behind bars.
“It is not justice for him not to receive compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned,” Lowery told the network.
In September, the parole board voted 7-0 to deny his exoneration case. Now, it’s up to Gov. Bill Haslam (R-Tenn.), who receives exoneration applications, to have the final say.
The governor’s press secretary, Jennifer Donnals, told The Tennessean that after the September decision, Haslam received an executive clemency application on Nov. 21.
His decision to act could come soon with or without the parole board’s recommendation.
If McKinney’s case is approved he would also have the option to clear his name.
Patsy Bruce served on the parole board that denied McKinney’s first exoneration hearing, and she said she’s still not convinced he’s innocent.
That case was rejected because the judge and the district attorney did not provide sufficient evidence that was properly tested, she said.
“There has been one mistake made that sent him to prison. I trust that another is not made that does not allow him exoneration,” Lowery told CBS.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/tenn-man-fights-1-million-compensation-31-years-jail-article-1.2909683?cid=bitly
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So DNA evidence -- DNA EVIDENCE-- was sufficient to rule him out as a suspect in the case, but "the judge and the district attorney did not provide sufficient evidence that was properly tested, according to the parole board? Huh?
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Parole board member Patsy Bruce is the person who's still not convinced he's innocent.
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Better add some more zeroes to that $75. I would need AT LEAST 6 more zeroes just to feel comfortable
It's no way they could repay 31 years but they should be responsible for making sure the rest of his time on earth is nothing short of amazing.
That's complete ? what they did to that man. Anyone responsible for his incarceration should be imprisoned.
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this is a complete violation of human rights yet we are supposed to have faith in the justice system?
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why would you pay a man 75 dollars for an conviction he didnt do?total slap in the face
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1 million ain't even in the ballpark
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After DNA testing shows he is innocent I hope and pray he wins man, unbelievable what they did to this man smh. It's ? nasty from their behalf to have taken away his life and still have the audacity to deny his exoneration case just for some money that he deserves. True definition of pigs right there.
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Honestly, ? like this is why I'm not too concerned with Aleppo. Yeah, that stuff is tragic over there and all, but black folk are STILL being treated like 2nd class citizens in our own ? country. Call me selfish, but before I start giving ? about people halfway around the world, I think it's important to emphasize the rightful treatment of our own.
As for this man, ? $1M: $3M seems more appropriate. Roughly $100K for each year wrongly locked up should be the rightful restoration. -
? justice system in Tenn
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Parole board member Patsy Bruce is the person who's still not convinced he's innocent.
Sticking to the CODE. -
Where is the equality for black people? But there is no racism.
I bet that Patsy ? consider herself to be a Christian too -
Looks like r.kelly a bit
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Ghostdenithegawd wrote: »Looks like r.kelly a bit
r.kelly if they wouldve convicted him of child molestation -
MasterJayN100 wrote: »why would you pay a man 75 dollars for an conviction he didnt do?total slap in the face
The 75 is for anyone getting out of prison, so in actuality they paid him nothing. -
(R-Tenn) .......
It's up to that (him) for justice??
Hope justice wins regardless of obstacles ahead
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U lock me for rapin a ? and i aint do it
Im definitely rapin ? now
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Bussy_Getta wrote: »Props to that brotha, but what's crazy is there's been multiple cases of people who have been wrongly/unjustly incarcerated for half they life, got out for whatever beneficial leagl reason and only get a million or a lil' over that in a "settlement". I would need a millionSSSS in that case.
They need to set some parameters for this ? !
Stop hatin ?
lololololol..... No hate over this way bruh!
I'm happy for that nikka win! All of US (I think) would do 32 hours.... Hell, I'd sit down 32 days for that kinda check! But I wish the countless black men who've been in prison for 5,10, 20+ years on some trumped up charges only to get out afterwards b/c they were actually innocent would get @ least 10 million, but that's usually not the case.
My comment on the thread where dude got 600K for being locked up for 36 hours.
Men like Mr. McKinney need to be gettin' a check cut in the double digit ballpark.
