密歇根州男子在为同一案件获得75万加元的联邦赔偿后,必须偿还1 200万加元的国家非法监禁资金。 A Michigan man must repay $1.2M in state wrongful imprisonment funds after receiving a $7.5M federal settlement for the same case.

一名密歇根男子在从底特律获得750万美元的联邦和解后,必须偿还120万美元的州非法监禁赔偿, A Michigan man must repay $1.2 million in state wrongful imprisonment compensation after receiving a $7.5 million federal settlement from Detroit for the same conviction, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled. 判决维持了2024年下级法院的裁决,指出当另一方就同一事件判给损害赔偿时,即使法律关于还款的措辞含糊不清,国家赔偿也必须偿还。 The decision upholds a 2024 lower court ruling, stating that state compensation must be repaid when damages are awarded by another party for the same incident, even if the law’s language on repayment is vague. 这项裁决开创了一个先例,即exonerees可以欠退国家资金,如果他们与城市等其他实体和解的话。 The ruling sets a precedent that exonerees may owe back state funds if they settle with other entities like municipalities.