Anderson v. State

Norris W. Anderson filed his claim in this Court on August 31, 1964 pursuant to Chap. 37, Secs. 439.8 and 439.8D, which provides in part as follows:

“The Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the following matters:

“All claims against the State for time unjustly served in prisons of this State where the persons imprisoned prove their innocence of the crime for which they were imprisoned; provided, the Court shall make no award in excess of the following amounts: For imprisonment of five years or less, not more than $15,000.00; . . .”

It appears from the evidence that claimant was…