Dallas set to exonerate man wrongfully executed for murder 70 years ago
Wednesday is expected to be one of the most significant moments in the history of the Dallas County Commissioners Court.
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Wednesday is expected to be one of the most significant moments in the history of the Dallas County Commissioners Court.
A man gets his life back after spending 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. "48 Hours" investigates and is there as Johnson is freed in time to walk his daughter down the aisle. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Charles Collins and Brian Boles say as teenagers in 1994, they were coerced into confessing to a murder they did not commit.
The same court that convicted Brian Beals officially cleared his name. Now a free man, he is already giving back to his community in a creative way.
After spending years behind bars for crimes they didn't commit, some men and women who have been wrongfully convicted have received their freedom. But as Erin Moriarty points out, for many, justice falls short.
The bestselling author of legal thrillers has co-written a work of non-fiction: "Framed," a collection of stories about people wrongfully convicted of crimes, and the fight to exonerate them.