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Title: NYC to pay $6.25 million to man cleared in 1989 killing
Post by: NewsHound on June 23, 2015, 05:55 PM

NEW YORK  — New York City has agreed to pay $6.25 million to a man who spent nearly 25 years in prison before being exonerated in a killing that happened while he was more than 1,000 miles away vacationing at Disney World, the city comptroller said Tuesday. Comptroller Scott Stringer said settling Jonathan Fleming’s claim...

Source: NYC to pay $6.25 million to man cleared in 1989 killing (http://globalnews.ca/news/2071189/nyc-to-pay-6-25-million-to-man-cleared-in-1989-killing/)

Title: Re: NYC to pay $6.25 million to man cleared in 1989 killing
Post by: E.Mil on June 23, 2015, 06:28 PM

Wow I hate when a person has spent time in prison for a crime they didn't commit. I think that they should pay more, 25 years is a long time even 25 minutes is too long to do time when you're innocent.