Marcel Brown thanked jurors and said justice was finally served after a federal trial that lasted about two weeks. A federal jury awarded him $50 million after he was wrongfully convicted for a 2008 murder.

Marcel Brown, 34, spent nearly 10 years in prison after he was coerced into making a false confession in connection to a 2008 murder, a jury decided Monday.

A federal jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a suburban Chicago man who was exonerated in a murder and released from prison in 2018 after spending about 10 years behind bars. Monday’s unanimous jury verdict in favor of Marcel Brown, 34, of Oak Park came after a two-week trial, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing federal court records.

Marcel Brown, who spent nearly a decade in prison for a murder he did not commit, was awarded $50 million by a federal jury on Monday in his lawsuit against the City of Chicago and two police detectives.

CHICAGO — A federal jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a suburban Chicago man who was exonerated in a murder and released from prison in 2018 after spending about 10 years behind bars.

A man who spent nearly a decade in prison after he was wrongfully convicted in a 2008 murder was awarded $50 million by a federal jury on Monday. The multi-million dollar verdict was the result of a civil suit against the city,