Innocent man free after Brooklyn DA's office's 40th exoneration since 2014
An innocent man is free after spending eight years in prison for a murder the Brooklyn district attorney says he didn't commit.
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An innocent man is free after spending eight years in prison for a murder the Brooklyn district attorney says he didn't commit.
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