$10 Million Settlement for Former Colorado Prisoner Cleared by DNA

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2010 by David Reutter published in Prison Legal News September, 2010, page 17

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, DNA Testing/Samples, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment. Location: Colorado.

by David M. Reutter

On February 16, 2010, Colorado’s Larimer County Commission approved a $4.1 million settlement with a former prisoner who served 10 years of a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit. The settlement agreement covers employees in the Larimer County district attorney’s office, while claims against ...

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