Exonerated Baltimore man: $15 million verdict brings justice

Source: Associated Press


David Mcfadden, Associated Press
 Updated 4:05 pm, Wednesday, November 22, 2017




Now, a federal jury has given final vindication to the wrongfully convicted man by awarding him $15 million in his lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department and two detectives.

But the big award by a federal jury is nearly an afterthought for the 47-year-old Burgess, who was released from prison in 2014 after being exonerated and awarded $15 million late Tuesday.
 
"My lawsuit was never about the money. It was about clearing my name and proving that I was used as a scapegoat to close the case," Burgess told The Associated Press on Wednesday at a relative's home in a troubled section of Baltimore.

Immediately after the verdict Tuesday, Burgess told reporters gathered outside a courthouse that "justice has been served." A day later, he pondered whether it finally brought him closure after a two-decade personal tragedy.


 

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