Last month, Mr Graves sued-not directly to get the money, but to be officially declared innocent so he can be eligible for it.

上月，格拉夫先生提起诉讼，不是直接要求赔偿，而是要求正式宣布无罪，这样他就可以拿到赔偿了。

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As for Mr Graves, the holdup in his case rests on another technicality: the state comptroller's office, which controls the money, noted that Mr Graves had not actually been declared innocent.

对于格拉夫先生而言，他的案件遭搁置是因为另一个技术问题：主管德州钱柜的州审计办公室认为格拉夫先生并没有被法院实际宣称无罪。

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