California resident served 39 for a crime he didn’t commit

The convict, who spent 39 years in prison for murder, which he did not commit, agreed to a compensation of 21 million dollars.

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Craig Coley was tried for the murder of Rhonda Wicht and her 4-year-old son Donald in 1978. He spent most of his four decades in prison. In November, 2017, he was released. This became possible after his pardon, writes ABC News.

At the time of his release, he was already 70 years old. Now he receives huge payments from a city that has condemned him for a crime he did not commit.

On Saturday afternoon, a statement was issued in Simi Valley, California, stating that the city had reached an agreement with Kolya on the payment of 21 million dollars to him.

“Tireless advocacy by those who believed he was innocent and the Simi Valley Police Department's initiative to reopen the case helped lead to the discovery of DNA that ultimately led to the determination of Coley's innocence, and he was subsequently pardoned by Governor Brown,” city officials said in a statement. press release.

Kohl has always insisted on his innocence of a double murder.

“While no amount of money can make up for what happened to Coley, settling this case is the right thing to do for both Coley and our community,” said Simi Valley City Manager Eric Levitt.

The sum of 21 million dollars is the second millionth settlement Kohli received after his release. Former California Governor Jerry Brown had previously agreed to pay an unlawfully convicted almost 2 million dollars from the State Committee on Compensation Payments to Victims - this is the largest payment since the creation of the committee in 1965.

The committee called him "clearly not guilty" of the crime.

The city will pay about 4,9 a million dollars from a settlement in 21 a million dollars, and the rest will come from other sources, including insurance.

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