- Posted August 01, 2013
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Detroit bankruptcy puts man's settlement on hold
DETROIT (AP) -- A possible settlement for a man who spent nearly a decade behind bars for a killing he says he didn't commit is on hold because of Detroit's federal bankruptcy case.
The Detroit News reports the case of Dwayne Provience is among those on hold after Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr took Detroit into Chapter 9 bankruptcy earlier this month with the blessing of Gov. Rick Snyder.
Provience has insisted he's innocent of the drug-related homicide. The Detroit man was released from prison in 2009 when a judge threw out his 2001 conviction for second-degree murder, and charges were dismissed in 2010.
Provience sued Detroit and a police sergeant in federal court over his case. Mediators recommended he receive $5 million, but city lawyers two years ago rejected the amount.
Published: Thu, Aug 1, 2013
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