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Injustice Unveiled: Wrongfully Convicted Man Awarded Compensation After Parallel Cases SurfaceMaryland Board of Public Works Approves Compensation Under the Wal
Gov. Wes Moore apologized Wednesday, Sept. 18, to a Baltimore man who was wrongfully imprisoned on an erroneous murder conviction after the man was awarded more than $300,000 in compensation by the Board of Public Works.
“I am deeply sorry for the fact that our justice system failed you not once, but our justice system failed you twice,” Moore said to Demetrius Smith. “And, while no amount of money can make up for what was taken from you, the action this board is taking today represents a formal acknowledgment from the state for the injustice that was caused.”
In 1987, the state of Maryland declared Guy Gordon Marsh had been wrongfully convicted of a 1971 murder and released him from prison because a key witness had committed perjury at Marsh s 1973 trial. Now he s seeking compensation for 14 years he spent in prison.