Criminal
Jul. 3, 2007
Panel Denies 'Factually Innocent' Man State Funds
A San Francisco man wrongly imprisoned for murder for 14 years and later declared innocent by a superior court judge is not entitled to $445,000 in state compensation, a state appellate court has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Francisco man wrongly imprisoned for murder for 14 years and later declared innocent by a superior court judge is not entitled to $445,000 in state compensation, a state appellate court has ruled.
The 1st District Court of Appeal unanimously ruled that a finding of factual innocence was insufficient to qualify for the money. ...
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