Rafael Ruiz spent 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Man exonerated after 35 years for crime he did not commit, a Bronx, New York, man was exonerated by the first prosecutorial conviction review unit on the East Coast.
Rafael Ruiz talks to reporters after appearing in court in New York, Jan. 28, 2020. The Supreme Court of the State of New York granted a joint motion to vacate the conviction of Rafael Ruiz due to newly discovered evidence found as part of a dual investigation by the Innocence Project and the New York County District Attorney's Office's Conviction Integrity Program that proved Ruiz's innocence.
According to the Innocence Project, the real alleged assailant lived across the hall from Ruiz's brother and had a history of violence against women. Ruiz was offered plea bargains in exchange to going to trial, but refused. At his trial, Ruiz testified on his own behalf and proclaimed his innocence, according to the motion.
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