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Man Wrongly Imprisoned For Murder Sues City Settles for Millions
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24.06.2015
Officials said Tuesday that Jonathan Fleming, a New York man wrongly imprisoned for 25 years, has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the city.
The 53-year-old spent about half of his life in prison for the 1989 killing of his friend Darryl Rush, which prosecutors maintained stemmed from an argument over money.
After years of appeals and an internal review by the Brooklyn district attorney's office, Fleming was exonerated last year by a judge who cited telephone records, photos and witness accounts placing him in Florida at the time of the murder.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said in a statement the city would pay $6.25 million to settle a $162 million lawsuit filed last year.
He was sentenced to 25 years to life for the murder even after a key witness in the case recanted her testimony.
The 53-year-old spent about half of his life in prison for the 1989 killing of his friend Darryl Rush, which prosecutors maintained stemmed from an argument over money.
After years of appeals and an internal review by the Brooklyn district attorney's office, Fleming was exonerated last year by a judge who cited telephone records, photos and witness accounts placing him in Florida at the time of the murder.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said in a statement the city would pay $6.25 million to settle a $162 million lawsuit filed last year.
He was sentenced to 25 years to life for the murder even after a key witness in the case recanted her testimony.
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