RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As Richmond tries to figure out how to pay a man who was wrongfully incarcerated for decades the $5.8 million it owes him, it’s discovering apparent issues with legislation it passed years ago.
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Richmond City Council’s Organizational Development Committee discussed an ordinance meant to allocate the funds necessary to pay the wrongfully incarcerated Marvin Grimm.
Though councilmembers ultimately voted 6-3 to recommend the ordinance for formal approval by the city council, they did not do so without significant debate.
Who is Marvin Grimm?
Grimm was convicted of the abduction, rape and first-degree murder of 3-year-old Christopher Harper of Richmond, who was found dead in the James River on Nov. 26, 1975. He was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty in 1976…