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The Maryland Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction of a man who has spent over 30 years in prison.
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Read More »Md. Supreme Court rejects convicted murderer’s new evidence claims
Md. high court hears convicted murderer’s appeal that claims new evidence
A man who has spent over 30 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and was convicted on tainted testimony deserves exoneration, lawyer tells top court.
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Read More »Md. high court will hear convicted murderer’s appeal of 1989 verdict
Maryland’s top court will hear the appeal of a man who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a Baltimore murder he says he did not commit.
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Read More »Baltimore brothers gain release from prison after 25 years
After serving nearly a quarter-century in prison, two Baltimore brothers were released Friday after an investigation by prosecutors and defense counsel concluded they were actually innocent of the conspiracy to commit murder for which they were convicted and sentenced to ...
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Read More »Convicted murderer could get actual-innocence hearing, Md. high court says
A man convicted nearly 25 years ago in the felony murder of two people in a Catonsville barbershop will likely get another chance to argue his innocence after a prosecution witness stated he had given false testimony. In a unanimous ...
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