11-6-13 senate passes bill to increase compensation for wrongfully convicted man

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill to increase compensation for a wrongfully convicted man has been approved by the Wisconsin Senate. Robert Lee Stinson spent 23 years in prison for a Milwaukee homicide he didn't commit. Stinson asked the state claims board for $115,000 as well as $14,000 in attorney fees. The board awarded him $25,000, the maximum compensation under state law, but recommended the state pay him another $90,000. Sen. Glenn Grothman introduced an amendment bumping that up to $136,000, saying he thought Stinson deserved more.