Criminal loses $76.4 million judgement

[Grenadier]

...and gets a bill for 100 dollars in legal costs.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24961638/

Good to see that some courts still have some common sense.

NEW YORK - A man who was initially awarded $76.4 million by a jury after he was shot and paralyzed by a police officer 20 years ago will now get nothing except a bill for $100 in court costs, the state's highest court has ruled.

The Court of Appeals refused to hear Darryl Barnes' attempt to recoup the millions that two different juries ordered the city to pay him before the awards were reversed by a midlevel appeals court.

The court issued a terse, one-line decision on Tuesday, saying, "Motion for leave to appeal denied with one hundred dollars costs and necessary reproduction disbursements." That ruling ends the case, the city Law Department said.

Of course, this stems from an incident 20 years ago, where he brought it on himself:

Severe spinal injuries
The case began Aug. 22, 1988, when Officer Franz Jerome saw Barnes running with a Tec-9 semiautomatic pistol. Prosecutors said Jerome identified himself as a police officer and asked Barnes to stop. After a chase, Barnes fired and Jerome fired back, hitting Barnes and causing severe spinal injuries, they said.

Looks like he went from $76.4 million, to $51 million, to $10.75 million, down to $-100. I wonder how much of that unclaimed money he already spent?

 

[MA-Caver]

Aww poor fella.

 

[arnisador]

He fired at a police officer, then sued? Sheesh!

 

[theletch1]

He fired at a police officer, then sued? Sheesh!

And let's not forget, initially WON!

 

[terryl965]

That is our justice system

 

[exile]

And let's not forget, initially WON!

That's the part that is really outrageous.

 

[Kacey]

It's about damned time someone found out that crime doesn't pay - it certainly shouldn't! IMHO, you shoot at a cop and get hurt, you earned it.

 

[Sukerkin]

Make that an "Aye" from this side of the Pond too.