Civil Litigation,
Government
Nov. 22, 2017
LA County approves $15M wrongful murder conviction settlement
Los Angeles County will pay $15 million to a man who spent 27 years in jail for a wrongful murder conviction following approval Tuesday from the Board of Supervisors.
Los Angeles County will pay $15 million to a man who spent 27 years in jail for a wrongful murder conviction following approval Tuesday from the Board of Supervisors.
The man, Frank O’Connell, was jailed in connection with a 1984 shooting in Pasadena, but was exonerated in 2012 as a result of a habeas petition. Pasadena firm Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP then filed a federal civil suit against the Los Angeles County Sherif...
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