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FILE - In this June 1, 2017 file photo, Desmond Ricks listens to Judge Richard Skutt during a hearing in Detroit. A judge has cleared the way for a trial or financial settlement in the case of Ricks who spent 25 years in prison before proving that a gun seized from his mother couldn't have been the murder weapon. (Clarence Tabb Jr./Detroit News via AP, File)

Judge: Man wrongly convicted can take Detroit cops to trial

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Appeals court denies more money for wrongly convicted man

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FILE - In a June 1, 2017 file photo, Desmond Ricks listens to Judge Richard Skutt during a hearing in Detroit. Ricks, who spent 25 years in prison for murder before proving he was the victim of police misconduct was awarded $1 million on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, under a state program that compensates the wrongly convicted. Ricks was released from prison last May when new tests showed that bullets recovered from the body didn't match the gun that was presented as the weapon in the slaying. (Clarence Tabb Jr./The Detroit News via AP_FIle)

Detroit man awarded $1 million for wrongful conviction

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 1, 2017 file photo, Desmond Ricks listens to a judge during a hearing in Detroit. Ricks, who served 25 years in prison for murder based on sham evidence, has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $100 million. Ricks was released in May after making the extraordinary claim that Detroit police framed him for a fatal shooting outside a restaurant in 1992. (Clarence Tabb Jr./Detroit News via AP, File)/Detroit News via AP)

Man exonerated after 25 years seeks millions from Detroit

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Desmond Ricks. A judge on Friday, May 26, 2017, threw out the second-degree murder conviction of Ricks, who accused police of framing him with phony evidence and his mother's gun more than two decades ago. Tests show one of the two bullets removed from the victim doesn't match the gun that was presented to jurors back in 1992. The other bullet was too mangled for analysis. Ricks' case was reopened at the request of the University of Michigan law school's Innocence Clinic. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Detroit man cleared of 1992 murder says ‘justice prevailed’

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Desmond Ricks. A judge on Friday, May 26, 2017, threw out the second-degree murder conviction of Ricks, who accused police of framing him with phony evidence and his mother's gun more than two decades ago. Tests show one of the two bullets removed from the victim doesn't match the gun that was presented to jurors back in 1992. The other bullet was too mangled for analysis. Ricks' case was reopened at the request of the University of Michigan law school's Innocence Clinic. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Bullet tests clear Detroit man in prison since 1992

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Judge orders new look at bullets in 1992 Detroit murder

Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Desmond Ricks. With help from law students, the man in prison since 1992 is making a remarkable claim. He said Detroit police framed him for a murder with bullets that didn't come from the victim. Ricks and the Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school are asking a judge to reopen the case. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP)

Man alleges Detroit police framed him for 1992 slaying

By ED WHITE - Associated Press