According to Yahoo News a Texas man was wrongfully put away and denied parole for 18 year and spent 14 of it on death row. Anthony Graves would have received 1.4 million in compensation if only the judge ordered actual innocence. The prosecutors dismissed the murder case instead of retrying him all over again to show his innocence. Graves needed to be retrial or granted a Pardon two of which did not happen so Graves is not eligible to be paid his compensation.
Would that suck or what? I could not imagine being blamed of murdering someone and actually not doing it and being sentenced to death in prison. I am glad that while Graves was on death row that they did not kill him that would have been another innocent man killed for nothing.
Why did it take so long? I’m not really sure but it seems like this is happening way too often. Seems like now day you are hearing of people being put in prison and years later being proven innocent. That’s just showing how crooked some parts of our government are.
I’m not sure if it would have been worth the time he served or not I he would have gotten his compensation he would have been an instant millionaire! I am sure that he would have rather lived his life on our side of the bars. I could only imagine being screwed over like he is being. I’m sure that something will be done or he will end up suing the state of Texas.
That would be a bad deal, especially since he gets no compensation. I would be suing someone over that.
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