Colorado man released from prison after DNA evidence casts doubt on suspect in 1994 murder
- Michael Clark, 49, walked out of jail on Monday after his conviction was vacated.
- Judge Nancy Salomone vacated Clark's conviction due to flawed DNA analysis in his case.
- Clark's conviction stemmed from the 1994 murder of Marty Grisham, a Boulder city employee.
- Retesting by Bode Technology could not replicate findings linking Clark to a Carmex jar.
- Boulder DA Michael Dougherty will decide by June whether to retry Clark for the murder.
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Colorado man released from prison after DNA evidence casts doubt on suspect in 1994 murder
Michael Clark has maintained his innocence in the 1994 murder of Marty Grisham and his attorney says he was convicted due to faulty, mishandled evidence. Monday night, he walked out of jail after 12 years behind bars.
Man released after murder conviction was vacated, tied to DNA analyst misconduct
DENVER (KDVR) — A man convicted of first-degree murder in 2012 had his conviction vacated last week, and after posting bond on Monday, he walked out of jail for a second chance. Michael Clark was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1994 shooting death of Marty Grisham, 48, who was killed at his apartment while having dinner with his girlfriend, according to police. Clark was arrested in 2012 in connec…

Murder conviction vacated, Michael Clark released on bond in Boulder after 12 years in prison
After spending more than 12 years in prison for the murder of a Boulder man in 1994, Michael Clark went home with his family Monday evening, his conviction set aside. “I’m so grateful to be here and with them and go on with the rest of our lives,” Clark told waiting reporters after he walked out of the Boulder County Jail, where he was briefly held after being transferred from the Fremont Correctional Facility in Florence on Monday afternoon. Th…
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