Ohio Man Wins $1.3 Million Settlement After Spending 21 Years In Prison For A Crime "Not Even Committed By Anyone"
An Ohio man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 21 years won a $1.3 million settlement from the state last week for a crime that he not only didn't commit, but which evidence suggests might not have happened at all.
Ralph Blaine Smith, 49, was first imprisoned when he was 24 for an alleged armed home invasion and robbery in Pickerington in 2000, according to local ABC affiliate WSYX.
Smith's attorney Joseph Landusky told the outlet that his client's first defense attorney more than two decades ago was not provided sufficient evidence that could have proven his innocence.
"He was sentenced to 67 years in prison for a crime that was not even committed by anyone," Landusky said of Smith. "When first responders showed up, there were no footprints in the snow. It had recently snowed. There was a dog barking right next door when they pulled up, the neighbors said no dog had barked in the last hour."
Ralph Blaine Smith, 49, was first imprisoned when he was 24 for an alleged armed home invasion and robbery in Pickerington in 2000, according to local ABC affiliate WSYX.
Smith's attorney Joseph Landusky told the outlet that his client's first defense attorney more than two decades ago was not provided sufficient evidence that could have proven his innocence.
"He was sentenced to 67 years in prison for a crime that was not even committed by anyone," Landusky said of Smith. "When first responders showed up, there were no footprints in the snow. It had recently snowed. There was a dog barking right next door when they pulled up, the neighbors said no dog had barked in the last hour."
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