Fairbanks man whose murder conviction was removed sues city
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A man whose conviction in the beating death of a 15-year-old boy was erased has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Fairbanks and four police officers.
Marvin Roberts on Thursday filed the suit that claims he was coerced into signing the agreement that dismissed his conviction and stipulated he could not sue, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported .
The suit claims Roberts was victimized by the criminal justice system, which will not hold the city accountable for depriving him of his basic civil rights.
Roberts and three other men spent nearly two decades imprisoned after they were convicted for the 1997 death of John Hartman.