He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.

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The case is pending before a district court judge in New Orleans; attorneys are scheduled to appear for the next hearing Monday. The claims are ultimately decided by one of a number of district court judges, whose approach to this issue may vary. Brooks filed his application in 2024, but more than two years later, his case has yet to be heard by a district court judge. In 2022, when presented with this new information, the district court agreed. It ruled that the district attorney withheld crucial evidence when offering the plea deal and threw it out along with Brooks’ conviction.