Dupree Glass and Juan Rayford, who served nearly 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of attempted murder after a 2004 shooting, were declared innocent Thursday by a California judge.
Cut short: Wrongfully convicted man dies a year after winning freedom, family files $100 million lawsuit
The proceedings included a dramatic confession by the actual shooter, Chad Brandon McZeal, a gang member who’s serving a life sentence for murder in an unrelated case, the defense team said. Defense attorneys said the case was the first brought under a law that guarantees compensation for defendants who have their cases thrown out and also allows them to present evidence proving their innocence.
The convictions of Glass and Rayford relied heavily on the testimony of just two witnesses who later recanted their stories.
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