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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Brian Witte

Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder, agrees to $340K payment for years in prison

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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.

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