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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ed White

Man cleared in hunters' murders after 21 years in prison seeks $1M from Michigan

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $1.02 million for wrongful convictions, a day after a prosecutor dropped murder charges and ruled out a second trial.

Jeff Titus' convictions were thrown out in February based on newly discovered evidence, a key threshold to get compensation from the state, attorney Wolf Mueller said in the lawsuit.

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