Tampa Agrees to $14 Million Settlement for 37-Year Wrongful Imprisonment
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Robert DuBoise, who spent 37 years in prison for a wrongful conviction in the 1983 rape and murder of a woman in Tampa, Florida, will receive a $14 million settlement from the City of Tampa. He was initially sentenced to death based on flawed evidence, but was freed in 2020 after new DNA evidence exonerated him and implicated two other men. DuBoise filed a federal lawsuit against the city and others, and the settlement, approved by the Tampa City Council, is to be paid in three installments over three years. DuBoise expressed gratitude and hoped his case would serve as an example for others wrongfully convicted.
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