According to the Claims Board’s 2019 decision, Sanders and two other men beat Jason Bowie in November 1992. According to the Claims Board decision, Sanders consistently maintained that he was not involved in or aware of the shooting. He later appealed and the state Court of Appeals vacated his plea in 1995. In petitioning the state’s Claims Board, Sanders requested the maximum reimbursement available for the wrongful conviction of $25,000 and an additional $5.7 million in damages for his 26-year imprisonment. State Supreme Court considers challenge to wrongful conviction compensation by state Claims Board was originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio.

Source: Forbes April 20, 2023 19:14 UTC