Did the sherrif know the prints were wrong and continued to maintain her guilt or did he just understand his error? If he knowingly used bad evidence he owes her a lot of money for her time. I think minimum wage is 8 and a quarter times 24 hours a day times how many days she spent in prison. The state can compensate for the stress caused by providing a lawyer who didn't question the finger print.
Actually, wrongful imprisonment is normally compensated at an average rate of $1,000/day; that's about $3,000,000, and that's not even bringing in the possibility of punitive damages, if she can show that the sheriff or any of his employees were actually aware of the fingerprint "error".
Some investigative news show did a story on the errors in using fingerprints as identification. It is difficult for humans to read/identify fingerprints correctly.
"""Now free, she said even car exhaust smelled "good.""""
Haha! One time I was confined to my home for months. One of the fondest memories I have of finally getting back out was the smell of car exhaust. Strange, isn't it?
I think even the opening of a septic tank would smell good if you were originally told you were going to be in prison (much worse than homebound)for 55 years.
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Haha! One time I was confined to my home for months. One of the fondest memories I have of finally getting back out was the smell of car exhaust. Strange, isn't it?
Guess it's your perspective.