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Related: About this forumWrongly Convicted Brooklyn Man Sues State For $25 Million After Serving 24 Years In Prison
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A Brooklyn man who spent a quarter of a century behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the state.
Derrick Deacon was convicted in the 1989 shooting death of teenager during a robbery in a Flatbush apartment complex.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/04/14/wrongly-convicted-brooklyn-man-sues-state-for-25-million-after-serving-24-years-in-prison/
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Wrongly Convicted Brooklyn Man Sues State For $25 Million After Serving 24 Years In Prison (Original Post)
hrmjustin
Apr 2014
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1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)1. I hope ...
if there was police/prosecutorial/judicial misconduct, Deacon sues not only the city; but also, the bad actors, personally.
agbdf
(200 posts)2. I'll do 25 years for $25 million
That's a million per year - tax free as it would be a tort settlement.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)3. You would?
I second thought, I don't think so.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)5. Agreed. 25 years gone is horrible.
I hope he gets as much money as possible.
I hope he is successful.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)7. Welcome to Du and enjoy the site.
