Marcus Sapp Gets $500K After 13 Years Wrongfully Imprisoned | Toledo News

Marcus Sapp is set to receive over half a million dollars from Ohio as the first installment of compensation for 13 years he spent wrongfully imprisoned — a case that finally ended in exoneration after a damning investigation exposed withheld evidence and a witness who flipped. His conviction for the 2008 murder of Andrew Cunningham was overturned in 2023, but prosecutors initially pushed for a retrial — only for the charges to be dropped months later after The Enquirer revealed systemic flaws in Cincinnati’s justice system, where prosecutors routinely pressure witnesses for deals. Sapp’s ordeal began with drug charges in his 20s, then spiraled into murder convictions — including one based on a key witness who identified the wrong person, a fact hidden from the jury. Now, with the Ohio Innocence Project’s help — which has freed 43 others, totaling over 800 years of wrongful imprisonment — Sapp’s case is part of a growing reckoning with deep-rooted flaws in Ohio’s criminal justice system. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/67cc5be3525ebfc3