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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Brian Witte

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Wrongfully imprisoned maryland man who spent 32 years behind bars sues former authorities | Mind Blowing Facts

A Maryland man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, is suing five former law enforcement officials.

John Huffington was pardoned by then-Gov. Larry Hogan in January 2023, who cited prosecutorial misconduct in granting a full innocence pardon to Huffington in connection with a 1981 double slaying in Harford County. A Maryland board approved $2.9 million in compensation for Huffington later that year during Gov. Wes Moore's administration.

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