GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man who was wrongfully convicted spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit.
Now, Quentin Carter is getting a check for $817,351.
“I’m very happy,” said Carter in court following the ruling Wednesday.
Carter is receiving the payment because of a new state law. In 2015, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill giving prisoners with overturned convictions $50,000 for every year they were locked up.
Carter was granted the money, nearly nine years after he served his sentence and was released.
“It took some time, a long time,” said Carter.
During an investigation into an unrelated cold case, investigators discovered Carter was innocent.
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