Kansas to Pay More than $1.1 Million for Wrongful Conviction in Baby’s Death - Dodge City Daily Globe

Kansas to pay more than $1.1 million for wrongful conviction in baby’s death - Dodge City Daily Globe

By Morgan ChilsonKansas Reflector State also approves settlement in firing of National Guard employee on deployment 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 F…

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

Robert Hutchison, deputy attorney general, spoke to the State Finance Council at its virtual meeting July 21, 2026, about an overturned conviction of a Kansan. (Kansas Reflector screen grab of State Finance Council virtual meeting)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-degr…