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Jury awards $5.7 million to man who was wrongfully convicted

Summary by NBC Connecticut
A jury of eight men awarded $5.7 million dollars to Ricky Birch, who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The civil trial marks the end of Birch’s lawsuit against the Town of New Milford and two former police detectives. While the jury found that David Shortt and Steven Jordan did not violate Birch’s right...

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CapeTown ETC broke the news on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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