North Carolina jury awards $75m to brothers wrongly convicted of 1983 murder

Henry McCollum after his release from prison in 2014. He and Leon Brown have been awarded $75m over their wrongful conviction for a 1983 murder. Photograph: Michael Biesecker/AP

Henry McCollum after his release from prison in 2014. He and Leon Brown have been awarded $75m over their wrongful conviction for a 1983 murder. Photograph: Michael Biesecker/AP

source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/16/north-carolina-jury-awards-75m-to-brothers-wrongly-convicted-of-1983