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Willie Stokes sues city of Philadelphia for wrongful conviction

Willie Stokes, a Philadelphia man recently freed after 37 years in prison for murder, is suing the city for 'outrageous police misconduct.'

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Philadelphia Sued by Man Exonerated After 37 Years in Prison

A Philadelphia man freed after 37 years in prison in a case tainted by perjured testimony accused the city of "outrageous police misconduct'' in a lawsuit

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Man Sues After Being Locked Up for 37 Years on Recanted, Bribed Testimony

Man Sues After Being Locked Up for 37 Years on Recanted, Bribed Testimony
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Willie Stokes, Philly man cleared of murder after 37 years in prison, sues the city

Following an unsolved 1980 dice-game killing, Stokes was wrongfully incarcerated when Philadelphia police bribed a chief witness.

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Philadelphia man cleared after 37 years in prison, sues city

Stokes said his only child, a daughter who was 2 when he went to prison, died about 20 years ago. He was not allowed to attend her funeral.

University of pennsylvaniaUnited statesMichael diamondsteinWillie stokesLarry krasnerFranklin leeMarissa boyers bluestineMatthew stieglerAssociated pressPennsylvania innocenceDistrict attorney larry krasnerA philadelphia man freed after 37 years in prison ina case tainted by perjured testimony accused the city of outrageous police misconduct lawsuit filed thursdayHe same day his 1984 murder case was dismissed willie stokes left prison earlier this monthFtera federal judge found prosecutors never disclosed that they had charged his chief accuser with perjury after the trial witness has said he was offered sex and drugs at police headquarters to frame stokes in an unsolved 1980 dice game slayingim not bitterim just excited move forwardOld the associated press after brief morning court hearingHen prosecutors announced they would not seek to retry the case more than 100 people have been exonerated in recent years pennsylvania

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