LA will pay over $24m to wrongfully convicted men who spent decades in jail

https://www.rt.com/usa/329506-los-angeles-settlement-wrongful-convictions/

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to pay $16.7 million and $7.6 million to Kash Register and Bruce Lisker, respectively, who were arrested as teens and spent a combined 60 years in jail for murders they did not commit.
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While the two cases were independent of one another, they share a common complaint against the Los Angeles Police Department. Detectives concocted evidence against Register and Lisker, each man’s overturned conviction and lawsuit against the city stated.

"I can't get these 34 years back, but I hope my case can help make things better for others, through improving the way the police get identifications or other reforms," Register said in a statement released by his attorneys Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Sounds like technicalities .... they probably did it.

I seriously doubt a city council would grant millions of dollars on a technicality. I see you are of the mindset if you are accused you are guilty, EG. Thank God we have DNA evidence now which has exonerated thousands of wrongfully convicted people. We cannot depend on misguided and predjudicial opinions.

Vikingwoman wrote:I seriously doubt a city council would grant millions of dollars on a technicality.

The courts let 'em out on a technicality ... the city has no choice but to pay up.   Will cost them as much or more to fight the civil lawsuit.

Based on the linked news report .... I'd say it's as likely as not they actually did the crimes.

You are aware, are you not, that the courts are not about right/wrong or any high falutin' ideas like "justice?" ... The courts are about the law.  That's it.