The claims board, in its unanimous decision Thursday, awarded Daryl Dwayne Holloway $25,000, which is the most allowed by law, plus just over $100,000 in attorneys' fees. Also, because the maximum payment allowed “is not adequate in this case,” the board asked the Legislature to approve an additional payment of $975,000. According to the claims board summary of his case, Holloway was convicted even though there was no physical evidence linking him to the assaults and no DNA testing was conducted at either crime scene. The claims board said that although the victim in the second case remains adamant that Holloway was her assailant, the evidence shows that her identification of him was mistaken. It was based on a police lineup and voice identification, which the claims board said has been shown to be unreliable.

Source: ABC News April 15, 2022 10:39 UTC