California Man Freed After 19 Years

October 3, 2012 by Philip Greenberg Leave a Comment

Imagine losing 19 years of your life for a crime you did not commit. That was one man’s reality until being exonerated and released last week.

John Edward Smith was convicted of murdering a man in a 1993 drive-by shooting in a gang-laden area of Los Angeles after a single eyewitness identified Smith as the gunman. Prosecutors now believe that eyewitness was lying, prompting a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to overturn Smith’s conviction.Read More

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