Ex-US inmate wants money for wrongful imprisonment

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3-17-12
KENS TV - TX
Associated Press

Excerpt:
Billy Frederick Allen spent more than 25 years in a Texas prison before an appeals court overturned his convictions in two murders. Three years after winning his freedom, Allen is fighting the state again — this time for the $2 million he says he's owed for wrongful imprisonment.

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http://www.kens5.com/news/national/143067706.html

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5-18-12
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - CA
By Jim Vertuno
Associated Press

Excerpt:
Billy Frederick Allen's attempts to get the money have been watched as a key case in developing standards for when ex-prisoners should be compensated. State Comptroller Susan Combs resisted paying Allen, arguing his conviction was overturned because of ineffective lawyers, not because he had proven his innocence.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... z1vFpyRhsI

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5-20-12
FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM - TX
Editorial

Excerpt:
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday issued a significant interpretation of the Tim Cole Act that allows compensation even in cases where DNA evidence is not available to nullify a conviction.

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http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/05/20 ... rylink=cpy

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Texas ordered to pay ex-inmate $2 million in precedent-setting wrongful conviction case

5-18-12
THE WASHINGTON POST - DC
Associated Press

Excerpt:
The Texas Supreme Court ordered the state Friday to pay about $2 million to an ex-inmate who spent 26 years in prison for murder before his conviction was overturned, a decision legal experts said could set a new standard for when ex-prisoners should be compensated.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ ... story.html