Showing posts with label Man who spent 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit files $125m lawsuit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Man who spent 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit files $125m lawsuit. Show all posts

Friday, August 25, 2017

Man who spent 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit files $125m lawsuit

A Detroit man who served 25 years in prison for murder based on sham evidence has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $125million.
Desmond Ricks was released in May after making the extraordinary claim that Detroit Police framed him for a fatal shooting that killed Gerry Bennett outside a restaurant in 1992. A judge reviewed the evidence and he was exonerated.

An analysis of two bullets from the victim shows they don't match the gun that was offered as the murder weapon at Ricks' trial in 1992. He was accused of shooting a friend outside a Detroit restaurant and sentenced to at least 32 years in prison.