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Feb 19, 2024 · CHARLESTON —A man who spent nearly 15 years in a West Virginia prison for a crime he didn’t commit is another step closer to receiving $1.56 million from the state for his time behind bars. On ...
Oct 15, 2015 · UPDATE: The author, Charles Jason Lively, has been exonerated since this book was published in 2015. He was released from prison on September 23rd, 2020. You can now find him on The National Registry of Exonerations. Thank You, Baker Botts Law Firm and The West Virginia Innocence Project for never giving up on him.
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Oct 27, 2023 · Oct 27, 2023. CHARLESTON — A West Virginia man who was wrongly convicted of murder and finally released from prison is now awaiting a decision by the Legislative Claims Commission on money for ...
Mar 11, 2024 · The blaze was under control within 10 minutes of the arrival of the firefighters. Three weeks later, on April 8, 2005, police arrested 27-year-old Charles Jason Lively and 25-year-old Tommy Owens on charges of murder, arson, and conspiracy. Although he was confined to a wheelchair, Whitley still maintained a medical practice.
Sep 24, 2020 · Charles Jason Lively, now 42, was convicted on Nov. 21, 2006 of first-degree murder with a recommendation of mercy in connection with the March 15, 2005 death of Ebb Keister “Doc” Whitley.
Dec 21, 2023 · The commission calculated Lively should receive $975,000 for “loss of liberty and loss of freedom.” While some states have a base rate for each year someone wrongfully served in prison, West Virginia does not. Citing an Innocence Project report from 2009, the commission said $50,000 per year is considered a decent base rate for each year.
Sep 24, 2020 · James Jolly | Thursday, September 24, 2020. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Charles Jason Lively is a free man today after spending 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Lively, a client of the West Virginia Innocence Project Law Clinic at the West Virginia University College of Law, was granted exoneration on September 23 by Judge William ...
