Danny Brown Mistreated Twice By Prosecutorial Legal System

Professor Earl Murry, Ph.D. (ret.09)

I read where “[Danny] Brown served 19 years in a case in which DNA later cleared him” (cited in The Blade, February 10, 2018). The Blade reported that Judge Gene Zmuda “… granted the state’s motion for summary judgment,” saying Brown had failed to file his claim within the time defined by the statute of limitations.

Although Danny Brown was wrongfully jailed for more than 19 years, now he must get over a legal hurdle erected by the statute of limitations. What’s wrong with Mr. Brown just being compensated for being wrongfully jailed for 19 years ?  Why would a prosecutorial system that jailed him wrongfully for 19 years use a court action to prevent him compensation after being released?  Exactly whose pocket would a penny come from if Mr. Brown was compensated?
 

We elected a public servant, a Lucas County Prosecutor, to office to prosecute cases on the merits of fairness.  Many individuals have been jailed unfairly and wrongfully.  According to The Blade: “Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates was pleased with the decision, saying the case has dragged on far too long. It’s time to put it to rest…” (February 10, 2018). Seriously?

Mr. Brown should not have been required to hire an attorney to file a lawsuit to be treated decently from a miscarriage of justice earlier used against him.

A legal question to be asked of the public servant, Lucas County Prosecutor Bates, is whether the compensation sought by Mr. Brown is required by enacted law to be challenged and outright denied?

Lucas County voters in 2018 will be asked to approve a levy as a tax against their property for a new jail. A new jail is wanted at a cost of approximately $145 million and, by the same token, property owners will be levied forever with a tax. However when a person is jailed wrongfully for decades there is not a word in the media from any elected political official for compensation to Mr. Brown or a law to be questioned and/or changed to accord compensation warranted to an individual jailed by a miscarriage of justice.   

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Revised: 08/16/18 14:12:13 -0700.

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