New Haven to Pay $16.5M in Wrongful Conviction Settlement

WHO:

WTNH - Adam Carmon is the man who served nearly 30 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted in connection with a 1994 shooting.

New Haven Independent - The Elicker administration agreed to settle Carmon’s federal civil rights lawsuit.

New Haven Independent - The shooting killed a 7-month-old girl and paralyzed her grandmother.

New Haven Independent - A judge concluded that Carmon’s conviction was a miscarriage of justice.

NH Register - The lawsuit concerns a man who served nearly 29 years in prison for a fatal shooting he did not commit.

WHAT:

WTNH - New Haven reached a $16.5 million settlement with Adam Carmon in a federal civil rights lawsuit.

New Haven Independent - The settlement resolves Carmon’s lawsuit over the 28 years he spent in prison.

New Haven Independent - Carmon was convicted of the murder; a judge later concluded the verdict resulted from prosecutorial and police misconduct in New Haven.

NH Register - New Haven settled a wrongful-conviction lawsuit related to a fatal shooting for $16.5 million.

WHERE:

WTNH - The settlement was reached by the City of New Haven.

New Haven Independent - The alleged prosecutorial and police misconduct occurred in New Haven.

WHEN:

WTNH - The shooting was in 1994.

New Haven Independent - Carmon’s conviction occurred in 1994.

WHY:

WTNH - The settlement followed Carmon’s nearly 30 years in prison after his wrongful conviction stemming from the shooting.

New Haven Independent - The lawsuit arose from Carmon’s imprisonment for a shooting that killed a 7-month-old girl and paralyzed her grandmother.

HOW:

WTNH - The city agreed to pay $16.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit, Adam Carmon v. City of New Haven.

New Haven Independent - The verdict was later determined by a judge to have resulted from prosecutorial and police misconduct.

(UPDATED October 22, 2026 17:14 UTC)

New Haven has agreed to pay Adam Carmon $16.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over his wrongful conviction. Carmon spent nearly 30 years in prison after being convicted in connection with a 1994 shooting. The shooting killed a 7-month-old girl and left her grandmother paralyzed. A judge later concluded that Carmon’s conviction was a miscarriage of justice, finding that the verdict resulted from prosecutorial and police misconduct in New Haven. Carmon’s lawsuit, Adam Carmon v. City of New Haven, sought to resolve claims stemming from the years he spent incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. Reports describe his time in prison as nearly 29 years, or 28 years. The city’s settlement resolves the federal civil rights case and compensates Carmon for the wrongful conviction and imprisonment.