Under Michigan’s Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act, people who were wrongfully incarcerated can file to receive money from the state. Burton was one of nine people exonerated in Michigan in 2019. Last year, the stateexonerated 20 people. The Conviction Integrity U...
That prompted the Oakland County Conviction Integrity Unit to investigate. "Whenever we have somebody who changes what they said when they were under oath - we take that very, very seriously," said Beth Greenberg Morrow from the unit. The witnesses have signed affidavits recanting their stories,...