Baltimore City has approved an $11 million settlement for Anthony Hall, also known as T. Greg Hall, who spent about 25 years in prison after being convicted of a 1991 murder and was later exonerated. The Baltimore City Board of Estimates approved the settlement on August 5, 2026, resolving Hall’s federal civil-rights lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department and former officers connected to the original investigation.
The payment is one of Baltimore’s larger recent settlements involving allegations of police misconduct and wrongful conviction. Hall’s federal case was scheduled to move toward trial later in August before the parties reached the agreement.
What Is the Anthony Hall Baltimore Settlement?
Baltimore’s Board of Estimates approved a settlement agreement and release in Anthony Hall v. Baltimore Police Department, et al., U.S. District Court case No. 1:24-cv-01137. The approved amount is $11 million.
According to local reporting, the settlement will be paid in two installments. Hall is expected to receive $6 million initially, with the remaining $5 million to be paid the following year. The agreement ends the civil dispute without requiring a jury to decide Hall’s claims against the city and the former officers.
Why Was Anthony Hall Convicted?
The underlying case dates to July 1991, when 20-year-old Gerard Dorsey was shot and killed in West Baltimore. Hall was arrested later that year and went to trial in April 1992.
He was acquitted of first-degree murder but convicted of second-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony. He received a 50-year prison sentence. The prosecution’s case relied heavily on witness testimony; there was no physical evidence tying Hall to the shooting, according to court records and accounts of the later reinvestigation.
Hall maintained his innocence for years and eventually sought help from the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, which began investigating his case in the mid-2000s.
How Was Hall Exonerated?
The reinvestigation uncovered information that had not been presented to Hall’s defense at trial, including statements from witnesses that conflicted with the prosecution’s theory of the case. The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project also located witnesses whose later accounts raised serious questions about the testimony used to convict Hall.
Hall filed a petition for a writ of actual innocence. On March 15, 2023, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted the petition, vacated his convictions and ordered a new trial. On April 18, 2023, prosecutors dismissed the charges, fully clearing Hall in the criminal case.
Hall had already been released on parole in 2017, after serving roughly 25 years in prison, but the 2023 court action formally removed the convictions.
What Did Hall Allege in His Federal Lawsuit?
Hall filed his federal civil lawsuit in April 2024 against the Baltimore Police Department, former detectives Donald Licato and Frank Barlow, and the estate of former officer John Barrick.
His complaint alleged that officers withheld exculpatory information and pressured or coerced witnesses into giving testimony that falsely implicated him. Federal court opinions describing the case make clear that these were Hall’s allegations in the civil litigation; settlement of the case avoided a final trial determination on those disputed claims.
The litigation continued through discovery and pretrial proceedings before Baltimore officials recommended resolving it through the $11 million agreement.
Did Hall Receive Other Compensation?
The city settlement is separate from compensation Hall previously received from the State of Maryland for his erroneous confinement. Local reporting states that he had already received approximately $2.36 million through the state’s compensation process.
That state award and the new Baltimore City settlement arise from different legal processes. The state payment compensated Hall for time wrongfully confined, while the $11 million city agreement resolves his federal civil claims involving the police investigation and related conduct.
Can Other People File a Claim for the $11 Million?
No. The Anthony Hall settlement is not a consumer class action and does not create a public claims fund. The $11 million is a negotiated payment resolving Hall’s individual lawsuit against Baltimore and the defendants named in the case.
Other people who believe they were wrongfully convicted or subjected to police misconduct would have to pursue their own legal claims and meet the applicable requirements and deadlines.
Why the Anthony Hall Settlement Matters
The settlement closes a case that began with a 1991 homicide investigation and continued through decades of incarceration, reinvestigation, exoneration and civil litigation. It also adds to the substantial sums Baltimore has paid in recent years to resolve wrongful-conviction and police-misconduct cases.
At the August 5 Board of Estimates meeting, city leaders acknowledged the harm caused by wrongful convictions and emphasized the importance of policing practices that protect constitutional rights while addressing violent crime.
For Hall, the $11 million agreement cannot restore the years he spent incarcerated, but it brings the federal litigation to an end and provides substantial financial compensation following his exoneration. The settlement was formally placed on the city’s non-routine agenda as an $11 million agreement in Anthony Hall v. Baltimore Police Department, et al., and was approved by Baltimore’s spending board on August 5, 2026.
