The statute was supposed to be a bulwark against overzealous state attorneys, but Hammer and the Republican sponsors of Stand Your Ground could not point to a single instance in which a person had been wrongfully charged, tried, or convicted after invoking Florida's traditional self-defense law.
Nevertheless, the officer, James L. Andros III, tried to sue, asserting that he had been wrongfully charged.
Radomski's attorney, Jocquese Blackwell, said his client has been wrongfully accused of the crimes and will press to have the charges dismissed.
That is exactly what should not be happening when there is a chance that someone has been wrongfully convicted.
Mr. Maxwell charged that he had been wrongfully fired, and the government paid him an undisclosed amount of money to settle out of court.
In January, Harold H. Archuleta, a former mechanic for American Airlines, filed a lawsuit against the company charging that he had been wrongfully fired for complaining about aircraft safety violations, and also for supporting the racial harassment and discrimination claims of another American employee, Charles L. Walker.
Several Asian-American legislators applauded the decision and are now calling for an investigation into the handling of Chen's case. . "Unfortunately, there have been multiple cases in which Chinese American scientists like Sherry have been wrongfully targeted and arrested for alleged espionage only to have those charges dropped with no explanation," Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif). said in a statement.
