A jury awarded $10 million to a Detroit-area man who spent nearly six years in prison for the killing of a 15-year-old girl before his conviction was thrown out
A Black man had his 10-year conviction vacated after an appellate court granted him the right to a new trial because the judge said he “looks like a criminal.” Leron Liggins, of Southfield, Michigan, was convicted on two drug charges in 2022, but a three-judge panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Thursday that the judge’s comment violated Liggins’ right to due process. The .