Lydell Grant finds himself back behind bars after spending years in prison for another crime he was wrongfully convicted of. But what happens to the hundreds of thousands due to him for doing his time?
"Texas is the most generous state when it comes to a compensation statute of the entire United States," Jeu said. "It provides $80,000 for every year the person has been in prison and $25,000 a year for every year the person has been on probation, parole, or sex registry."
If Grant is convicted, Jeu says the statute does not require him to pay the money back he already received.In a statement to ABC13, a spokesperson with the Innocence Project of Texas wrote in part: "We are saddened by the news of this tragic event and our thoughts and sympathies go out to the victim's family. As this is an ongoing investigation, we cannot comment on the specifics of this incident. We stand behind Mr. Grant's previous exoneration, which was granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals."
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