STORY: "Frank Sterling to get $8.6M settlement, by reporter Gary Craig, published by the Democrat and Chronicle on May 14, 2014. (Thanks for the Medill Justice Project for bringing this story to our attention. HL);
SUB-HEADING: "Imprisoned for 19 years for a murder he didn't commit, Frank Sterling will receive a settlement of $8.625 million from Monroe County and the city of Rochester."
GIST: "Sterling was convicted in 1992 in the killing four years earlier of Viola Manville, a 74-year-old Hilton woman. In 1991, he confessed to Monroe County deputies in what was later proved to be a wrongful admission.........Sterling sued Monroe County because of the Sheriff's Office investigation that led to his wrongful arrest. City police also played a role in the arrest, prompting allegations against them also. Nick Brustin, a New York City attorney involved in Sterling's litigation, said the settlement was one of the largest he has seen outside of a major urban area. "To their credit the county recognized there was a terrible miscarriage of justice," he said. The evidence of misconduct that led to a false confession was ample, Brustin said."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/05/14/frank-sterling-monroe-county-wrongful-conviction/2139318/
See the earlier entry of this blog:
"Ultimately, despite these court rulings, (denying DNA testing) testing was done and Mr. Sterling's innocence was established. The courts' reliance on a false confession after a twelve hour interrogation, of which only 20 minutes were recorded, led to the repeated affirmance of a wrongful conviction. As a result, Mr. Sterling was in prison for 18 years for murder he did not commit."
http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2010/05/frank-sterling-usa-appeal-court-denied.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html
I look forward to hearing from readers at:
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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;
