Man Who Served 28 Years Of A Life Sentence For Murder He Didn't Commit Is Now A Free Man Afer Judge Overturns Conviction - Blavity

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Man Who Served 28 Years Of A Life Sentence For Murder He Didn't Commit Is Now A Free Man Afer Judge Overturns Conviction - Blavity

Lamar Johnson, a 50-year-old man who served almost 28 years of a life sentence for murder, is now walking free after a Missouri judge overturned his conviction on Tuesday. In his ruling, Circuit Judge David Mason said there had to be “reliable evidence of actual innocence — evidence so reliable that it actually passes the… Continue reading Man Who Served 28 Years Of A Life Sentence For Murder He Didn't Commit Is Now A Free Man Afer Judge Overturns Conviction

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