Justice for the wrongly convicted

…Mr. McGee was sent to prison in 1991. The diligent work of lawyer Michael Wrubel proved him innocent, obtaining his release in 1995.

On Wednesday Mr. McGee accepted $179,000 in compensation from the state for his wrongful incarceration. Mr. McGee joins a growing list of men who have been wrongfully convicted in Florida. Among them are 23 inmates once on Death Row — the highest number of Death Row wrongful convictions of any state. This number alone should give Florida state attorneys nightmares…