FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2009, file photo Robert Lee Stinson, second right, hugs a family friend as his sister Charlene Stinson, right, wipes her tears after Stinson walked out of the New Lisbon, Wis., Correctional Institution. Freed after 23 years behind
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2009, file photo Robert Lee Stinson, second right, hugs a family friend as his sister Charlene Stinson, right, wipes her tears after Stinson walked out of the New Lisbon, Wis., Correctional Institution. Freed after 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit, the state claims board will hear his request for $115,000 in compensation on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Andy Manis, Associated Press
By Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — A claims board will decide whether to ask Wisconsin lawmakers to waive a compensation cap for a man who spent 23 years in prison for a slaying he did not commit.

Robert Lee Stinson and his attorneys are seeking $115,000 from the state. That amounts to $5,000 for every year he spent behind bars for a killing he didn't commit. The state caps compensation for wrongful imprisonment at $5,000 annually up to $25,000.

Stinson was convicted of murdering a Milwaukee woman in 1984. His lawyers say bite marks used to convict him didn't match those on the victim's body.

Later tests showed DNA from saliva found on her sweater didn't match Stinson's.

He has pending lawsuits against several people involved in his conviction.

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The compensation board will discuss Stinson's claim Thursday.

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