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A man who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit has received compensation for his troubles.

Lamonte McIntyre, left, who was imprisoned for 23 years for a 1994 double murder in Kansas walks out of a courthouse in Kansas City, Kan., with his mother, Rosie McIntyre on Oct. 13, 2017.

A Kansas man awarded more than $1.5 million (N548 million) on Monday after spending 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit plans to continue his fight against those responsible for his nightmare, his attorney said.

In addition to the monetary compensation, Lamonte McIntyre of Kansas City, Kansas, also received on Monday a certificate of innocence from Shawnee County District Judge Teresa L. Watson as part of a resolution of a mistaken-conviction lawsuit McIntyre filed last year.



“Today, Lamonte McIntyre has been declared, finally and conclusively, a completely innocent man,” his attorney, Cheryl Pilate said in an emailed statement.

“That long-overdue recognition, along with the statutory payment and other benefits, will help lighten a bit the heavy load he has carried. Lamonte is grateful for the benefits of the compensation statute, but he knows his fight for justice is far from over.”

McIntyre was 17 in 1994 when he was arrested for the killings of 21-year-old Doniel Quinn and 34-year-old Donald Ewing, even though no physical evidence or motive tied him to the crimes.

McIntyre received two life sentences in their deaths, but he was freed in 2017 after a local prosecutor asked the court to vacate his convictions and to drop all charges, calling his case an example of “manifest injustice.”

Documents made public during an 8-year effort to exonerate Lamonte McIntyre allege the homicide detective on the case used his power to prey for decades on African-American women, including McIntyre’s mother. They also accuse the prosecutor of intimidating witnesses who told her McIntyre was not the killer. And they say the presiding judge had a romantic relationship with the prosecutor before the trial that neither disclosed at the time.

McIntyre’s attorney said on Monday that the family will continue with their separate federal lawsuit against the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, and the individual officers who they contend are responsible for their 23-year nightmare.

“The individuals involved twisted the justice system to serve their own ends, not the needs of the community or...

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...and in the same country, a latin dude named Juan Rivera spent 20yrs in jail wrongly.... and got a $20M settlement.

That money is never an equivalent of the number of years of suffering...it is total rubbish

this life

MrBrownJay1:
...and in the same country, a latin dude named Juan Rivera spent 20yrs in jail wrongly.... and got a $20M settlement.

It all depends on the ability of the lawyer represent ing the client to argue for a better compensation pure and simple.

There is no form of compensation for a year wrongfully put behind bars. The only thing I can agree to is free tuition through all forms of school for all of my children.

It's a shame on the American justice system how so many 'black felons' were convicted simply because a white 'eye witness' described a tall, black dude, without any serious evidence. Thank God for dna and all, some of them were able to regain their freedom and clear their names after years behind bars.

If is in nigeria guy you will remain there till death do you part, in Nigeria prisons today some have spent years awaiting trial, many are there just 4
Fighting, or stealing biro, some are there innocenrly without hope of coming out anytime soon,

It can NEVER happen in Nigeria

Skmoda360:
maybe because he is black and the lawyer representing him might not be the type that can negotiate for higher compensation.

thats more than 10X the amount the black dude received.... how good of a lawyer must you be to put the "right" value on life lost?!?

Skmoda360:
He was wrongly accused ...he could sue them more than that amount because he spent lotta years in jail....think again bro.

sadly, as much as i am playing the devil's advocate here, such issue isnt just as straight forward as you may think... many receive much less and some people who have been wrongfully convicted receive NOTHING...due to:

A) it depends on the US state where the person was convicted.... some state dont even have compensation statutes for such people
B) some states have restrictions as to how much on total a person can get
C) some state even have laws that stipulates that, if you contributed to your own unlawful conviction (aka you confessed to a crime you didnt commit AND/OR pleaded guilty to a crime you didnt commit) then you should receive nothing as compensation because, technically, its "your fault". sadly, who wouldnt confess to a crime they didnt commit after being tortured for a few days without food/drinks etc
D) The federal wrongful conviction compensation statute offers up to $50k per year of wrongful imprisonment and up to $100k per year on death row.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQCjy001Z4Y