Gressman v. State

INTRODUCTION

Justice DURHAM,

opinion of the Court:

T1 The State appeals from the district court's order posthumously declaring Jed Gressman factually innocent of the crimes he was convicted of in 1998 and awarding his widow financial assistance payments under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA). The State argues the district court erred by (1) finding that Mr. Gressman's claims under the PCRA survived his death; (2) determining Mr. Gressman to be factually innocent as a matter of law based on the prior vacatur of his conviction; and (8) awarding prejudgment interest on the financial…