Connecticut will pay nearly $ 5.9 million to a family disabled family Concerned in 1992 In murder and rape, an 88 -year -old grandmother was overturned.
Richard Lapointe died in 2020 at the age of 74. He suffers from Dedi Walker syndrome. This is a rare congenital brain deformity. His lawyer said it was false One factor for pleading guilty. Lapointe has never been announced as innocent, but his lawyer and the State Prosecutor’s Office finally agreed to years of legal struggle.
The State Calculating Commissioner’s Office set up money to be granted to the family on January 2, although it still needs to be approved by the legislature. The Office of the Calculating Commissioner determines whether people can file a lawsuit or in accordance with the state’s lawsuit or filed a lawsuit in the state.
Robert Shea Jr., a claim commissioner, said his office agreed to the award “reasonable and appropriate.”
On April 10, 2015, Richard Lapointe and Kate Germond, left (left) and Paul Casteleiro (left), Kate Germond, and Paul Casteleiro Raising the weapon of the centurion -in -laws and the Connecticut Supreme Court in Hartford, Hartford, was released. (AP)
Lapointe’s lawyer Paul Casteleiro said that the award was “the mistakes it made in prosecution and imprisonment of innocent people. Sadly, Richard’s life did not have enough time to witness his final defense. “
Casteleiro said on Friday: “The award is by no means compensation for Richard Lapointe.”
In a statement in a statement on Friday, the Office of the General Attorney General said, “The interests of all parties have been negotiated. This reflects this process.”
In 1987, Bernice Martin, the grandmother of Lapointe’s wife, Manchester, ConnecticutEssence
Lapointe was convicted for murder in 1992 and was sentenced to life imprisonment and was not released. The main evidence of the case includes the confession of Lapointe in the nearly 10 -hour interrogation of the Manchester police.
His lawyer argued that his mental disability was attributed to his false confession, and that he was forced to confess without a lawyer present.
Lapointe was convicted of murder in 1992 and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of release. (Istock)
In a decision in 2015, the Supreme Court of the State made Lapointe deprived of fair trial with a 4-2 ruling, because the prosecutor did not disclose police officer This may support the defense that is unfavorable. Later that year, the prosecutor said that the new DNA test did not imply lapointe, and all allegations were revoked.
No one was accused of being accused of Martin’s killing.
Soon after, Lapointe was released from the monitoring right and left the Hartford Court Building in a black T -shirt. At that time, he extended his hand to the air at the speed of victory.
“Of course, I didn’t do this,” Lapo said at the time. “That’s not me. I won’t do this to anyone. I won’t kill my biggest enemy.”
Kastlie said that his family was destroyed for Rapo’s case, and the latter avoided him.
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In a 2015 ruling in 2015, the Supreme Court of State ruled that Lapointe was deprived of fair trials. (Istock)
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Before Martin died, Lapointe and his wife suffered from cerebral palsy. “Live together. They did well,” Castllo said. But after he was arrested, his wife divorced him, and he lost everything with his young son at the time.
According to his lawyer, after the release of Lapointe from prison, Lapointe began to suffer from dementia and was placed in a nursing home in East Hartford and fighting with 19 years old. Later died.
Lapointe received the support of several advocates, including Richard Lapointe and Centurion group friends.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.