Crime : Trial dates 27 January 1989 (Sentenced to life imprisonment for murder) chart Placidus Equal_H.
Other Crime 24 April 2002 (Recognized as innocent) chart Placidus Equal_H.
French victim of a gross miscarriage of justice. He was accused of murdering two boys in Montigny-lès-Metz, in Moselle on 30 April 1987, at the age of 16. On 27 January 1989, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment for murder. On 24 April 2002, after spending 15 years in prison, his innocence was recognized. The French government gave him one million euros (of which 700 000 euros was compensation) for the judicial mistake. This is one of the most serious judicial mistakes recognized in France and the first one concerning a minor sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less