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Boston jury awards man $3M for 26+ years in prison for murder he didn't commit

A federal jury awarded $3 million to James Lucien for his spending 26 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, all because a Boston cop lied. Plus: BPD 24-hour arrest report.

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The Boston Herald· Oct 22, 10:48 PMBoston jury awards man $3M for 26+ years in prison for murder he didn't commit

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CT city agrees to pay $16.5M to man wrongfully convicted in 1994 shootingThe settlement resolves a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging police fabricated evidence against him, coerced false statements and hid exculpatory evidence.

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