Man acquitted of double murder after 40 years reaches settlement with Montreal, Quebec

A Quebec man who spent more than 40 years in prison and on parole before being acquitted of a 1983 double murder conviction has reached a settlement with Montreal and the province.

Claude Paquin, a Quebec man who was wrongfully convicted of a double murder and acquitted 41 years later, has reached a mulitimillion-dollar settlement with Montreal and the provincial government.