Detroit $7.5 million wrongful conviction settlement News

Detroit to Pay $7.5 Million to Man Who Claims Police Switched Bullets

Detroit agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who claimed police switched bullets to pin a murder on him in 1992. Desmond Ricks was released from prison in 2017 after 25 years, thanks to gun …

Detroit Reaches $7.5 Million Settlement in Wrongful Conviction Suit

The city of Detroit has reached a $7.5 million settlement with a man who entered prison as a teenager and spent eight years there before a prosecutor agreed to drop four murder convictions. Davontae Sanford was just 15 when he …