DNA evidence exonerated Donald Gates, who was convicted of raping and murdering a Georgetown University student in 1981. Over the past three years, he’s wrangled with lawyers for the District of Columbia over whether the city should have to pay him for the nearly 30 years he spent in prison.
A ruling late last week puts the case on a course for trial. U.S. District Chief Judge Richard Roberts on Aug. 29 denied motions filed by both sides for summary judgment, finding that there were enough facts in dispute to merit putting Gates’ claims before a jury.
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