Hogan signs law requiring exonerees be compensated

April 13, 2021 Comments Off on Hogan signs law requiring exonerees be compensated

The Walter Lomax Act is named after an exoneree who served 39 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and who suffered a near-fatal heart attack in Annapolis while lobbying lawmakers to pass compensation legislation. (The Daily Record/File Photo)

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday signed into law legislation ensuring the wrongly convicted receive financial compensation from the state for their years in prison. The statute, which the Senate and House of Delegates passed with no votes in opposition, ...

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Sheriff, state trooper hailed after saving exonerated man’s life

February 28, 2020 Comments Off on Sheriff, state trooper hailed after saving exonerated man’s life

A Maryland state trooper and the sheriff of Frederick County are being hailed as heroes after they worked to save the life of an exonerated man who was in Annapolis to testify in favor of a bill to set compensation ...

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Hogan signs law requiring exonerees be compensated

Sheriff, state trooper hailed after saving exonerated man’s life