A man wrongly convicted of two separate violent crimes will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent.
A Maryland board approved more than $340,000 for a settlement on Wednesday in compensation for Demetrius Smith who was wrongly convicted of murder and first-degree assault and spent more than five years in prison.
Gov. Wes Moore, who chairs the three-member Board of Public Works, apologized to Smith before the board approved the settlement, noting that it’s been more than a decade since his release in 2013.
Such bullshit. Kept him in prison a Year after found innocent and then 10 years later say I’m sorry and give him only 300k. I tell them to shove their apology.
It took 10 years because that how long they fought him over the money. You what real sad his attorney will get most of that money almost half. Only winner was the attorney.