{"id":520664,"date":"2022-12-04T00:56:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T21:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/johnny-hincapie-gets-18m-in-wrongful-nyc-stab-conviction\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T00:56:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T21:56:39","slug":"johnny-hincapie-gets-18m-in-wrongful-nyc-stab-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/johnny-hincapie-gets-18m-in-wrongful-nyc-stab-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"#Johnny Hincapie gets $18M in wrongful NYC stab conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27fbcaeb3c7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/johnny-hincapie-gets-18m-in-wrongful-nyc-stab-conviction\/#%E2%80%9CJohnny_Hincapie_gets_18M_in_wrongful_NYC_stab_conviction%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Johnny Hincapie gets $18M in wrongful NYC stab conviction&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJohnny_Hincapie_gets_18M_in_wrongful_NYC_stab_conviction%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Johnny Hincapie gets $18M in wrongful NYC stab conviction&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A man who spent more than 25 years in jail for a high-profile subway stabbing before his conviction was tossed out will receive a nearly $18 million settlement from New York City and State.<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Hincapie, 50, was among a group of men accused of stabbing Utah tourist Brian Wattkins, 22, to death in 1990 at the East 53rd Street subway station, but Hincapie said he had been coerced into falsely confessing to the killing. <\/p>\n<p>Watkins and his parents had just returned to Manhattan from the US Open tennis tournament when the gang of armed muggers encircled them.<\/p>\n<p>Hincapie recanted his confession, but was still sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison and ultimately served 25 years, three months, and eight days before he was released when a state judge determined that there was insufficient evidence to keep him behind bars. <\/p>\n<p>Hincapie\u2019s conviction was dismissed in January 2017. <\/p>\n<p>In April 2018, Hincapie sued the city, accusing the police who arrested him of using \u201cunconstitutional tactics to declare \u2018case closed\u2019 within twenty-four hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/johnny-hincapie-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Prison.\" class=\"wp-image-24887414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/johnny-hincapie-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/johnny-hincapie-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/johnny-hincapie-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hincapie recanted his confession, but still served 25 years, three months, and eight days in prison.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/Image Source<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under the terms of the settlement, the city will pay Hincapie $12.8 million and the state will shell out $4.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis settlement resolves a longstanding civil case involving a horrific crime,\u201d a city law department spokesperson said. \u201cBased on the findings of the DA and our review, this agreement is fair and in the best interest of all parties.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hincapie said he is excited to move on with his life although Watkins remains on his mind. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/johnny-hincapie-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Johnny Hincapie raises his fist as he leaves the courthouse.\" class=\"wp-image-24887415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/johnny-hincapie-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/johnny-hincapie-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/johnny-hincapie-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hincapie\u2019s conviction was dismissed in January 2017. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have never forgotten the loss his family suffered,\u201d he said. \u201cI am fortunate that my innocence has finally been acknowledged by my city and my state and I look forward to the next chapter of my life with my family.\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/crime\"><\/p>\n<p>Hincapie now lives in Florida with his family and two children, according to his lawyer, Gabriel Harvis. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really is the last victim in this case because it took so long for him to finally have his innocence recognized,\u201d Harvis said. <\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your 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