Wrongfully convicted man released after 32 years in jail

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    “I’ve been inside for 32 years, three months and 14 days. It’s been that long”. These were the words of Andrew Leander Wilson as he walked out of jail haven been wrongfully convicted.

    Wilson went in at the age of 30 when he was convicted of murder and now at 62 he is a free man because evidence had come to light that the prosecution withheld in the case all those years ago.

    Superior Court Judge Laura Priver ruled Wilson had been deprived of his constitutional rights to a fair trial, vacating his conviction and ordering his immediate release.

    His attorneys and students from the Loyola…



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