Man Who Was On Death Row Is Now Free And Suing The Tampa Police Department
After being in jail for 37 years for a crime he did not commit, Robert DuBoise of Tampa bay is suing the city of Tampa and the Tampa Police Department. DuBoise says they framed him for rape and murder. He was found guilty when he was 18. Dan Marshall who works at the Human Rights Defense Center says “The DNA evidence conclusively shows that Robert is not the person who did this.” DuBoise says he is not bitter, but wants to make sure this never happens to anyone again. As of now the state has not provided him with anymoney. Typically the wrongully convicted will get $50,000 per year they were locked up. In Robert’s case, that’s $1.85-million. Florida lawmakers have started that process, but it can take years.
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