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Wrongfully convicted Pennsylvania man exonerated after 11 years in jail

Name: Wrongfully convicted Pennsylvania man exonerated after 11 years in jail
Uploaded: 2018-05-17T08:03:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 50 s
Description: Dontia Patterson, a Philadelphia man sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for killing his friend, was exonerated and released Wednesday following an extraordinary court motion from Philadelphia's district attorney. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller spoke with Patterson who always insisted on his innocence.

Dontia Patterson, a Philadelphia man sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for killing his friend, was exonerated and released Wednesday following an extraordinary court motion from Philadelphia's district attorney. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller spoke with Patterson who always insisted on his innocence.