Hannah Overton to receive more than $500K restitution for seven years spent in prison
A Corpus Christi mother who was declared innocent of capital murder after being sentenced to life in prison for the death of a 4-year-old boy will receive more than $500,000 in restitution fees, according to an ABC News report.
Hannah Overton was sentenced in 2007 in connection with the death of 4-year-old Andrew Burd, a boy she had planned to adopt with her husband. Her conviction was overturned after she spent seven years in prison and prosecutors decided not to retry the case.
She was declared innocent in May 2017. Her declaration of innocence qualified her to receive state funds and will protect her from being retried on the charge.
Overton’s 2007 capital murder conviction gained international attention because it was widely believed she was wrongfully convicted of the salt poisoning death of Andrew Burd.
Read more: https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2018/03/08/hannah-overton-receive-more-than-500-k-restitution-seven-years-spent-prison/406820002/
