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Attorney General’s office briefs council on wrongful conviction payment and two tort settlements; one settlement fails vote
Summary
The Attorney General's office informed the council of a court-ordered compensation payment to Anthony Bowers for wrongful conviction and presented two tort claim settlements; the council did not approve the settlement in Link v. State but approved the Shane Watson v. DCF settlement.
The Attorney General's office briefed the State Finance Council on three legal items during the May 13 meeting: a court-ordered compensation payment following a wrongful conviction, and two proposed tort claim settlements that were considered in executive session.
Robert Hutchinson of the Attorney General's office said that a Kansas judge had ordered compensation in the case of Anthony Bowers, who was retried and later acquitted on certain charges after appellate review overturned earlier convictions. Hutchinson summarized the court's findings and the office's review: "Anthony Bowers, was ultimately tried 3 different times...…
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