Kansas to pay more than $1.1 million for wrongful conviction in baby’s death

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 600

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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TOPEKA — A Kansas man wrongfully convicted of murdering his infant nephew will receive $614,205 from the state of Kansas after spending more than nine years in prison.

Christopher Dale Lyman was convicted of first-degree murder and child abuse in the 2013 death of the baby, deputy attorney general Robert Hutchison told the State Finance Council on Tuesday. Lyman was accused of shaking the baby, causing his death, and in February, a Kansas court overturned …

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