Criminal
Mar. 3, 2021
San Francisco board preliminarily OKs $2.5M offer if wrongful conviction case is settled
The city attorney's office has not extended the offer to the plaintiff and said this week that it may not do so.
The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a proposed capped settlement offer of $2.5 million in a nearly decade-old lawsuit alleging police officers fabricated evidence that led to a man's wrongful conviction for murder.
The board's unanimous vote Tuesday under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 requires one more majority vote before the city can approve a settlement cap of $2.5 million should the case be ...
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