Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced the establishment of a four-member Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (WICA) Board. The board is tasked with reviewing each request and making recommendations on key decisions in the litigation of these cases. Additionally, the Attorney General established a protocol to help claims undergo a thorough and systematic assessment before a decision is rendered.
The members appointed to the Board are:
Under WICA, a plaintiff is entitled to compensation if he/she can show that new evidence demonstrates that the plaintiff did not perpetrate the crime and was not an accomplice or accessory, the new evidence resulted in the reversal of or vacated charges, and if the new evidence resulted in either the dismissal of all charges or a finding of not guilty on all charges on retrial.
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