NYPD detectives sued for $15 million by construction worker who spent nearly four years in prison for stickups he didn’t commit

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-detectives-sued-15-million-innocent-man-jailed-4-years-article-1.1397632

"A construction worker who spent nearly four years in prison for stickups he didn’t commit filed a $15 million lawsuit against the NYPD detectives he claims framed him.

Martin Nnodimele was convicted in 2008 of robbing Visio Optics in midtown and Caravan clothing store in the East Village the prior year, based largely on surveillance video from the heists and the detectives’ contention that when shown a wanted poster with the bandit’s picture, Nnodimele replied: “That’s me.”

But Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.’s conviction integrity unit reviewed Nnodimele’s case last year and concluded proof of his guilt had been “compromised” and dismissed the indictment, according to the suit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court."

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NYPD detectives sued for $15 million by construction worker who spent nearly four years in prison for stickups he didn’t commit