FILE - Johnny Hincapie raises his fist as he leaves the courthouse in New York, Jan. 25, 2017. Attorneys for Hincapie confirmed Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, that Hincapie, a man who was freed in 2015 after spending a quarter-century in prison for an infamous tourist killing, will receive nearly $18 million in legal settlements from the city and state of New York.
The Colombian-born Hincapie was among a group of young men accused of fatally stabbing Utah tourist Brian Watkins on a subway station platform in 1990. Eighteen years old at the time and with no criminal history, Hincapie said he was coerced to falsely confess to the notorious Labor Day crime. In a statement released Friday, Hincapie said he hasn't lost sight of what happened to Watkins that day, calling the man's death “tragic."
Attorney Gabriel P. Harvis, who represented Hincapie with fellow lawyer Baree N. Fett, credited Hincapie with pursuing his education while behind bars and for being a model inmate. Hincapie, who is now 50, earned his GED, associates, bachelor's and master's degrees while in prison.
Still not worth losing your freedom for a quarter century!
These scenarios should be tax free. He was screwed so let’s take half his money in taxes too
How many more ambitious prosecutors will the taxpayers have to settle up on behalf of in the coming years?
Happy for him. He deserves it!
How many innocent people have been incarcerated or even put to death, b/c of an incompetent justice system?
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