News Michigan man who wrongfully spent 45 years in prison will get $1.5 million from the state May 21, 2019May 21, 2019Ed White, Associated PressComments Off on Michigan man who wrongfully spent 45 years in prison will get $1.5 million from the state Richard Phillips had long declared his innocence in a fatal shooting in the Detroit, Michigan area in 1971. He was exonerated in 2018.