Government,
Criminal
Sep. 11, 2017
Attorneys question operation of state’s Victim Compensation Board
The board overruled a hearing officer’s recommendation for compensation for a man who spent 17 years in prison.
MCLANE
When attorneys for George Souliotes learned the California Victim Compensation Board’s hearing officer recommended an award of compensation to their client for every day of the 17 years he spent in prison for a crime he said he didn’t commit, they were ready to celebrate.
Souliotes’ counsel “were very elated and excited” that their client would be compensated for his wrongful incarceration, David McLane of Kaye McLane Bednarski &...
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