Boston Pays $12M for False Murder Conviction
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Boston Settles with Wrongfully Imprisoned Man: Police Misconduct Exposed
In a significant development, Boston has agreed to pay Shaun Jenkins $12 million after he spent nearly two decades in prison for a murder he claimed he didnt commit. Jenkins conviction was overturned in 2021 due to police and prosecutorial misconduct in the 2001 Dorchester shooting of his cousin.
Jenkins recently filed a federal lawsuit, accusing detectives of paying off a key witness and concealing evidence that could have identified the actual suspect, a drug dealer the victim was indebted to. The citys decision to settle comes as a response to the potential costs of a trial, with Jenkins lawyers arguing that the city knew it would be more expensive.
The case has brought attention to a series of wrongful convictions linked to BPD misconduct, prompting the city to address its past mistakes and reconsider its approach to prosecuting cases.
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