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gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

A year after gaining freedom following wrongful conviction, Lamar Johnson sues St. Louis over his 28 years in prison

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A year after gaining freedom following wrongful conviction, Lamar Johnson sues St. Louis over his 28 years in prison

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gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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A year after gaining freedom, Lamar Johnson sues over his time in prison
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Johnson had long maintained he did not shoot and kill Marcus Boyd in 1994. A judge ruled last year that “clear and convincing” evidence showed Johnson was innocent and freed him after 28 years.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240118131420/https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2024-01-17/a-year-after-gaining-freedom-lamar-johnson-sues-over-his-time-in-prison

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  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
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    St. Louis owes that man nearly $28M

    • no banana@lemmy.world
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      Tbh after being robbed of 28 years I’d want more.

      • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
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        You really wouldn’t need more if you put it into dividend stocks. You could live extremely comfortably on the dividends for the rest of your life.

        Edit: The yearly payout would be around $3m.

        • Deceptichum@kbin.social
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          After being forced to live like shit and losing your best years of your life, I’d not settle for ”comfortably”.

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            $28m in a high dividend portfolio could easily pay you upwards of $3m a year.

            Remember, I said extremely comfortably, not just comfortably

    • stagnatetrain@programming.dev
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      Definitely needs more

  • appel@lemmy.ml
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    Good. They stole this man’s life. The evidence that exonerated him was available to the people involved with his protection 30 years ago. Insane that it took this long.

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