Miami Man Awarded $850,000 in Wrongful Arrest Case Involving ‘The First 48’ Show

Miami Herald
Jun. 16, 2015

A federal jury late Monday awarded $850,000 to a man who said he was wrongfully arrested for murder by Miami police preening for reality-show TV cameras.

Taiwan Smart, 27, spent 19 months in jail before the charges were dropped against him in the November 2009 fatal shootings of two Little Haiti teens. Smart sued the city of Miami for wrongful arrest and violation of civil rights, and won after an eight-day trial.

“A badge does not give you immunity from the law,” Smart told the Miami Herald late Monday. “You have a duty to uphold the law.”

The verdict is another embarrassing blow for Miami, which has been criticized in the community and in the courts for its involvement with the popular A&E show The First 48.

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