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L.A. man wrongly imprisoned for 38 years declared innocent

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A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit was declared innocent by a judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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LA man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent

LOS ANGELES — A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit was declared innocent by a judge in Los Angeles

1 year ago·United States

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LA man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent

A Los Angeles man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit has been declared innocent

1 year ago·United States

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After serving 38 years for a murder he didn't commit, Maurice Hastings has finally been declared innocent

Maurice Hastings, a man wrongfully convicted of a 1983 robbery-homicide and sexual assault, has been declared innocent by a California judge.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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LA man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit has been declared factually innocent. Maurice Hastings was released from prison last year after long-untested DNA evidence matched another person. A judge vacated his conviction and life sentence in October. The decision was made at the request of prosecutors with the LA County District Attorney’s Office and Hastings’ lawyers from th…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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LA man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit was declared innocent by a judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Maurice Hastings was released from prison last year after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different suspect. The judge in October vacated Hastings’ conviction at the request of prosecutors with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and his lawyers from the Los Ang…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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