Comment on Brooklyn man who spent 21 years in prison cleared of murder

Brooklyn man who spent 21 years in prison cleared of murder

Derrick Hamilton was convicted of murder in 1991 but judge in New York ruled key witnesses liedA 1991 murder conviction was vacated on Friday after prosecutors told a New York City judge that the state’s key witness had lied about who did it, a case linked to a retired detective at the center of dozens of wrongful conviction claims.The decision at a hearing in Brooklyn cleared Derrick Hamilton, who had served 21 years in prison before being paroled in 2011.

 

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