Six Hundred Thousand for Wrongful Conviction | Topeka News

Christopher Dale Lyman is set to receive over $600,000 from Kansas after his nine-year murder conviction — for the death of his infant nephew in 2013 — was overturned. The state will also cover nearly $500,000 in attorney fees, plus healthcare and tuition assistance, all drawn from the tort claims fund. While prosecutors didn’t retry the case due to evidence issues and the family’s wishes, experts disagreed on the baby’s cause of death. The State Finance Council questioned the attorney fee amount, though no statute caps such payments. Separately, the council approved a $35,000 settlement in a DOJ vs. Kansas case involving a former employee fired after comments about her military service. 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/caff57cb3861c28a