$14.25M settlement proposed for man who spent 20 years in prison for double murder he didn't commit
Daniel Taylor can never recoup the more than 20 years he spent in prison for a double murder he couldnt possibly have committed because he was a 17-year-old in police custody on an unrelated disorderly conduct charge at the time of the gruesome crime.
But if the City Councils Finance Committee signs off on a $14.25 million settlement on the agenda for Thursdays meeting, Taylor will soon be a wealthy man.
Our client is happy for a measure of compensation. But it cant begin to make Daniel whole for all he lost, Taylors attorneys, David Owens of Loevy & Loevy and Alexa Van Brunt of the MacArthur Justice Center, said in a statement to the Sun-Times.
The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed against the city on Taylors behalf in 2014.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2022/5/17/23100818/daniel-taylor-settlement-wrongful-conviction-double-murder-confession-chicago-police