Freed death row inmate sues prosecution, police

Friday, December 3, 2004

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Former death row inmate Joseph Amrine filed a wrongful conviction suit Thursday against prosecutors and law enforcement employees, accusing them of framing him for the murder of a fellow prison inmate. Amrine, 48, of Kansas City, is seeking compensation that is "just and fair" for the 17 years he spent on death row before he was freed last year. When Amrine was sentenced to death in 1986, he had between 18 months and seven years left to serve on a 15-year sentence for robbery, burglary and forgery.

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