well i;ll be....check this out....from the
chronicle
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GALVESTON — Gov. Rick Perry said that Anthony Graves' capital-murder conviction was a "great miscarriage of justice" and pledged to assist in the effort to win the state compensation denied to Graves by the Texas Comptroller's Office.
Perry said he would help Graves, who spent 18 years behind bars before charges were dropped in October, either through legislative action or "directly with the comptroller's office."
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The governor's office has been consulting with Graves' attorneys, Nashed said.
"We understand that Anthony Graves is innocent, and have been in contact with his lawyers, who are pursuing every available option to ensure that he is granted the restitution he deserves," she said.
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i knew the amount per year was up there and they had increased it while i was on hiatus but wow....
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The comptroller's office last week notified Graves' attorney Nicole Casarez that it had rejected his petition for compensation because the court order dismissing the capital murder charges did not contain the words "actual innocence." The law provides for $80,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment.
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