BATTLE CREEK (AP) — A county in southwestern Michigan has agreed to a $1.9 million settlement with a woman who spent seven years in prison before her sexual assault conviction was thrown out.
Calhoun County made the deal last Wednesday with Lorinda Swain. In 2002, she was convicted of molesting a family member, but the conviction was set aside in 2009 after new witnesses raised doubts about her guilt. The alleged victim and other witnesses also recanted their testimony.
For the next seven years, Swain’s case moved between Calhoun County and Michigan’s highest courts. The Michigan Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 2016, but prosecutors decided to drop the case.
Swain sued the county, saying her rights were violated when certain information gathered by investigators wasn’t shared with her defense team.
- Posted May 30, 2018
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Mom cleared after years in prison agrees to settlement
headlines Oakland County
- Judge’s memorial unveiled
- Commissioners approve funding to support $27.7 million in local Oakland County road projects
- Downtown Clawson captures top honor at Main Street Oakland County’s Main Event Awards Ceremony
- U.S. attorney honors Michigan first responders for exceptional acts of bravery
- Nessel joins lawsuit challenging mandates on federal contractors
headlines National
- 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
- Federal judge who had in-chambers sex with top police officer issues clerks revised apology letters
- Criminal defense lawyer arrested, faces multiple charges after viral video of road rage confrontation
- Immigration lawyers continue to fight scammers
- Supreme Court spares Alabama man from nitrogen gas execution
- Lawyer convicted of orchestrating drug deals wins back law license
