- Kirstin Lobato spent almost 16 years in a Nevada state prison for a 2001 murder she did not commit after being arrested at the age of 18 and being falsely convicted twice.
- After a civil trial jury determined that Las Vegas police and two now-retired detectives had purposefully caused Lobato mental anguish and falsified evidence during their investigation, Lobato was granted more than $34 million.
- Following another appeal to the state Supreme Court by the Innocence Project and Las Vegas lawyers, who presented proof suggesting Lobato was around 150 miles from Las Vegas at the time of the crime, Lobato was exonerated and released from jail in 2017.
A federal jury in Nevada has awarded more than $34 million to a woman who was arrested at age 18, wrongly convicted twice, and served nearly 16 years in a Nevada state prison for a 2001 killing she did not commit.
Kirstin Lobato, who is now 41 and uses the name Blaise, cried and hugged her attorneys after a judge read the trial verdict Thursday in U.S. District Court, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
“It’s been an uphill battle with many, many obstacles,” she told reporters. “And I’m happy that it’s all finally finished.”
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