He spent years in prison for the rape of author Alice Sebold, the subject of her memoir, 'Lucky.' A judge just exonerated him

[dimsum]

For context, the author also wrote "Lovely Bones".

Judge exonerates man in the rape case of author Alice Sebold, the subject of her memoir

For decades, throughout his years in prison and even after he was released, Anthony Broadwater insisted he was innocent of the rape of 'The Lovely Bones' author Alice Sebold. He was finally exonerated on Monday.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[PMedMoe]

I'll take your 16 and give you 42 years.

 

[OldSolduer]

For context, the author also wrote "Lovely Bones".

Judge exonerates man in the rape case of author Alice Sebold, the subject of her memoir

For decades, throughout his years in prison and even after he was released, Anthony Broadwater insisted he was innocent of the rape of 'The Lovely Bones' author Alice Sebold. He was finally exonerated on Monday.

www.ctvnews.ca

I'll take your 16 and give you 42 years.

I smell lawsuits....and rightly so.

 

[CBH99]

They shouldn't even have to file lawsuits, although I realize it may be required just due to how the process of being awarded money is.

(Like they probanky can't just give someone money, that money has to be awarded as a result of a lawsuit filing)



These are two good examples of why - while tempting sometimes - bringing back the death penalty is not a good idea

 

[mariomike]

Regarding exoneration, and lawsuits, saw this in today's news,

Monday, April 10, 2023

Exonerated man accused in new murder still owed $673K by state for wrongful conviction,

Exonerated man accused in new murder still owed $673K by state for wrongful conviction, records say

Lydell Grant finds himself back behind bars after spending years in prison for another crime he was wrongfully convicted of. But what happens to the hundreds of thousands due to him for doing his time?

abc13.com

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man once serving a life sentence and later found innocent finds himself back behind bars and charged again with murder.