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1999 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1467
House Amendments in [ ] -- February 6, 1999
A BILL for the relief of Troy L. Webb.
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Patron-- Jones, J.C.
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Referred to Committee on Claims
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Whereas, on February 1, 1988, Troy L. Webb was brought to trial and convicted in the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach of rape, robbery, abduction with the intent to defile, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; and

Whereas, on March 9, 1989, Troy L. Webb was sentenced to 47 years in prison; and

Whereas, Troy L. Webb remained in jail from the time of his arrest until July 1989, when he was transferred to the Department of Corrections; and

Whereas, for the period that he was in the custody of the Department of Corrections, Troy L. Webb was incarcerated in facilities so distant from his home that he saw no member of his family for a period of over five years; and

Whereas, new forensic DNA testing produced results proving that Troy L. Webb could not have been the person who committed the crimes for which he was convicted; and

Whereas, Governor George Allen granted Troy L. Webb an absolute pardon from all of the offenses for which he was convicted; and

Whereas, the pardon was endorsed by the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach; and

Whereas, Troy L. Webb was wrongfully incarcerated from the time of his arrest in February 1988 until the time of his pardon on October 16, 1996, and as a result has suffered mental and emotional trauma, in addition to substantial lost wages; and

Whereas, Troy L. Webb has no other means to obtain reimbursement for his expenses except by the action of this body; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That there shall be paid for the relief of Troy L. Webb from the State Insurance Reserve Trust Fund administered by the Division of Risk Management of the Department of General Services, upon execution of a release of all claims he may have against the Commonwealth or any agency, instrumentality, officer, employee, or political subdivision in connection with the aforesaid occurrence, (i) the sum of $150,000 to be paid to Troy L. Webb by check issued by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller and (ii) an annuity for the primary benefit of Troy L. Webb providing for equal monthly payments, for a period of ten years commencing on or about the effective date of this act, in the cumulative amount of [ $350,000 $225,000 ] . The Division of Risk Management of the Department of General Services shall purchase the annuity at the lowest cost available from any A+ rated company, including any A+ rated company from which the Lottery Department may purchase an annuity.