Inmate Sues For $15M Over Loss Of Possession

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming prison inmate is suing the state for re-sentencing that led to the loss of his possessions.

The Associated Press reports that inmate Michael Patterson is seeking $15 million. Named in the complaint filed Oct. 17 in U.S. District Court are a former and current Laramie County District Court judge, a prosecutor, and state Supreme Court Justice Michael Davis.

Patterson was convicted of accessory before the fact to second-degree murder in the 2006 beating death of James Blankenship.

Patterson claims his civil rights were violated when the courts incorrectly sentenced him four times. His latest minimum 24 year sentence in August followed a Wyoming Supreme Court ruling which led to a new inmate classification that led to the loss of his possessions.