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flag Inglewood pays $25 million to Maurice Hastings, wrongfully convicted in 1983, for 38 years in prison.

flag Maurice Hastings, 72, received a $25 million settlement from Inglewood, the largest in California history for a wrongful conviction, after spending 38 years in prison for the 1983 murder of Roberta Wydermyer. flag Convicted based on flawed evidence, he was exonerated in 2023 after DNA testing excluded him and matched Kenneth Packnett, a man arrested weeks after the murder with stolen items and a matching firearm, but never investigated. flag Prosecutors and Hastings’ lawyers jointly sought to vacate the conviction in 2022, citing law enforcement misconduct, including suppressed evidence and false statements. flag Hastings, now living in Southern California and active in his church, said no amount of money can restore his lost years, but the settlement marks a significant resolution to a decades-long fight for justice.

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