The American man Sincape was imprisoned for 25 years in the New York subway murder case, and now he has received US$17.6 million (approximately NT$540 million) in compensation.

(Associated Press)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] In 1990, a passenger homicide occurred in the Manhattan subway in New York, USA. Brian Watkins (Brian Watkins) from Utah was brutally killed in a robbery case. Johnny Hincapie (Johnny Hincapie), who was only 18 years old at the time He was identified as one of the suspects and imprisoned for 25 years. Now he has received US$17.6 million (about NT$540 million) in compensation.

According to the "Associated Press" report, after being arrested without a criminal record, Simcape claimed that he had been forced to confess in court, and there were other evidences to prove his innocence, but Xincape was still sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment (25 years in prison) parole after 2 years), he ended up spending 25 years, 3 months and 8 days in prison before the conviction was overturned.

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Hincape's attorneys Gabriel P. Harvis and Baree N. Fett said on the 2nd that according to the settlement agreement, the New York City government will pay 12.8 million US dollars, and the New York state government will pay 4.8 million US dollars in compensation. .

Harveys revealed that it took a long time for the 50-year-old Simcape to prove his innocence. After he was in prison, he continued to receive education and became a model prisoner. During his imprisonment, he obtained GED (American high school equivalent), an associate degree, Bachelor's and Master's degrees.