San Francisco Approves $8 Million Settlement for Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 20 Years
“The city of San Francisco gave final approval Tuesday to an $8 million settlement for a man who claims he spent 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit after a police officer framed him with false evidence. Maurice Caldwell was released from prison on March 28, 2010, a few,” reports Nicholas Iovino in Court House News Service.
“Before San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Charles Haines overturned his conviction in December 2010 based on a finding that his trial lawyer had been ineffective. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously gave a second and final vote of approval to the $8 million deal first announced in April after nine.”
