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Viper_JB t1_j8nqitg wrote

Reply to comment by Palanawt in Lamar Johnson freed 28 years after wrongful murder conviction by CommanderMcBragg

It's incredibly fucked up, guess the result of some many politicians promising to be though on crime. If you win a case like this does the state cover your legal costs?

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needabiggerhammer t1_j8o370c wrote

Nope. You are out the money.

And until last year your options to sue were limited (SCOTUS fixed that a bit).

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