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A year after gaining freedom following wrongful conviction, Lamar Johnson sues St. Louis over his 28 years in prison

www.stlpr.org A year after gaining freedom, Lamar Johnson sues over his time in prison

Johnson had long maintained he did not shoot and kill Marcus Boyd in 1994. A judge ruled last year that “clear and convincing” evidence showed Johnson was innocent and freed him after 28 years.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240118131420/https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2024-01-17/a-year-after-gaining-freedom-lamar-johnson-sues-over-his-time-in-prison

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St. Louis owes that man nearly $28M
- Tbh after being robbed of 28 years I'd want more.
  
  You really wouldn't need more if you put it into dividend stocks. You could live extremely comfortably on the dividends for the rest of your life.
  
  Edit: The yearly payout would be around $3m.
- Definitely needs more
Good. They stole this man's life. The evidence that exonerated him was available to the people involved with his protection 30 years ago. Insane that it took this long.

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