US man to receive $14 million as compensation

ABC News reported that Mr DuBoise's sentence was later reduced to life in prison in 2018- with help from the Innocence Project organisation. DNA testing, previously unavailable in the early 1980s, implicated two other individuals in the murder, resulting in DuBoise's dismissal in 2020. Shortly thereafter, Mr DuBoise initiated legal action against the city of Tampa, the police officers involved in the investigation, and a forensic dentist who had attested that his dental impressions matched a purported bite mark on the victim.

The lawsuit was settled on January 11, but the Tampa City Council is required to vote on Thursday to ratify it and formally grant the $14 million to DuBoise, who is currently 59 years old. Representing him in the case was the Chicago-based civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy, known for its extensive experience in handling wrongful conviction cases nationwide.

"The settlement is not only an acknowledgement of the harm that Mr. DuBoise suffered, but also an opportunity for him to move on with his life," the law firm said in a statement.