Glynn Ray Simmons has been awarded $7 million by the city of Edmond, Oklahoma.
In February, Glynn Ray Simmons told The Guardian how he dealt with his battle to overturn seemingly the longest miscarriage of justice in American history or what he referred to it as an attempted murder. At the time, Simmons was preparing to sue, but planned to use the money to help others in the same situation.
Now he can.
The petition also contained a report from Dr. Curt Carlson, a professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce and an eyewitness identification expert. Carlson wrote that he did not believe Simmons committed the murder.
“My review of the testimony and other case documents has led me to conclude that there is no eyewitness evidence that is probative of the defendant’s guilt. Rather, there is evidence indicating the defendant’s innocence.” Carlson wrote.
“Mr. Simmons spent a tragic amount of time incarcerated for a crime he did not commit,” his attorney, Elizabeth Wang, said in a statement. “Although he will never get that time back, this settlement with Edmond will allow him to move forward” with his life.”
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Source: Black Enterprise
