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

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

Maurice Hastings, who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit, appears at court in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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.

Man who spent 38 years in prison for wrongful conviction declared innocent

Maurice Hastings spent 38 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit. Now, a year after his release, he has been declared innocent of the crime.

Man who spent 38 years in prison for wrongful conviction declared innocent

Maurice Hastings spent 38 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit. Now, a year after his release, he has been declared innocent of the crime.

Man Declared Factually Innocent of 1983 Los Angeles Murder

LOS ANGELES—A man who spent 38 years behind bars for the 1983 abduction and murder of a woman in Inglewood was declared factually innocent Mar. 2 of the crime. Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan noted that the request for a finding of factual innocence for Maurice Hastings came in a motion jointly filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the Los Angeles Innocence Project. “… I find him factually innocent,” the judge said …

Man who spent 38 years in prison for wrongful conviction declared innocent

Maurice Hastings spent 38 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit. Now, a year after his release, he has been declared innocent of the crime.