Granville S. Watson v. Connecticut, et al.
SocialSecurity DueProcess
When is it appropriate to seek compensation for wrongful incarceration?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Federal Tort Claims Act’s (F.T.C.A.) discretionary function exception does not immunize the government from liability for actions proscribed by federal statute or regulation. 28 U.S.C.A. § 2680(a). I was wrongfully . incarcerated for a five-year prison sentence, and additionally, I was illegally imprisoned and sentenced to a three-year prison sentence without any charges or violations. The State of Connecticut Officials denied these facts for years, and only upon an appellate court review (@anuary 2023) were these facts acknowledged. The federal criminal statute that enforces Constitutional limits on conduct by law enforcement officers is 18 U.S.C. § 242. Section 242 provides in relevant part: Whoever, under color of any law, .. . willfully subjects any person .. . to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States [shall be guilty of a crime]. ; Section 242 is intended to “protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication.” Screws v. United States, 325 U.S. 91, 98 (1945). The following questions are presented: 1. When is it appropriate to seek compensation for wrongful incarceration? 2. On March 9, 2020, Connecticut state’s attorney William Tong acknowledged my wrongful incarceration ii in his official Connecticut Claims commissions response, is this an appropriate time to seek compensation? 3. On January 13, 2023, the appellate court ruled ‘ that my five-year prison sentence from 1991 and the three-year prison sentence from 1997 were wrongful. This was the first time a judge ruled on my wrongful incarceration. Is this an appropriate time to seek compensation? 4. Can government officials claim State sovereign immunity when government officials, police officers, prosecutors, district attorneys, and a judge collaborate to illegally arrest, prosecute and sentence an American . citizen, then ultimately change the wording of the wrongful incarceration statute to avoid liability? 5. When state officials know the entire time an innocent person is incarcerated and covers up this crime, when the facts all come out and state officials finally admit wrongdoing is this an appropriate time to file a monetary claim? 6. The appellate court believes I should have filed a lawsuit in 2009 when I received my pardon, but a pardon is an admission of guilt and Connecticut officials worked together to create and use fraudulent documents to grant my pardon stating I was guilty instead of exonerating me, these officials only admitted wrongdoing in 2020 shouldn’t the fraudulent concealment statute apply?