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Acquitted of double murder, West Philly man gets $750G from city

Nafis Pinkney, once charged with double murder, spent four years in jail waiting to be tried for a 2009 double murder - of which he was acquitted in 2013.

Nafis Pinkney (left), 24, is the latest man to be arrested by two homicide detectives and spend years waiting to be tried only to be found not guilty. At right is Gregory J. Pagano, Pinkney's attorney.
Nafis Pinkney (left), 24, is the latest man to be arrested by two homicide detectives and spend years waiting to be tried only to be found not guilty. At right is Gregory J. Pagano, Pinkney's attorney.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer