Murder conviction tossed, man freed after 9 years in prison

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Murder conviction tossed, man freed after 9 years in prison
Updated 3:01 pm, Friday, September 4, 2015

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A man who spent nine years in prison for a 2006 killing that his supporters say he was coerced into confessing to as a teenager with a low IQ was set free Friday after a judge vacated his murder conviction at the request of prosecutors.

Bobby Johnson, 25, was greeted with cheers and applause and was hugged by family and friends as he walked out of New Haven Superior Court.

"I'm still trying to grasp everything now," Johnson said. "It's beautiful. It's beautiful."

His release culminated years of efforts to win his freedom by his lawyer, Kenneth Rosenthal, and the Connecticut Innocence Project, which has won several exonerations of wrongly convicted people over the past decade. Rosenthal said he expects Johnson to file a wrongful incarceration claim with the state, which potentially could result in millions of dollars in compensation.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/State-expected-to-set-aside-man-s-murder-6484923.php

[Archae]

1. As usual...

The local taxpayers will give the kid money, while the corrupt cops and prosecutor get off scot-free.

It's long past time these bastards lose their jobs and go to jail for corruption themselves.

[eggplant]

2. Oh, sure, then we have to pay for their trials and their incarceration.

[christx30]

4. I'd personally consider that a

good investment. Punish corruption with prison time, and not reward it with higher office.

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. And the case is 9 years old

and the chances of finding the real killer are slim to none.

[Midnight Writer]

5. At least, it was "at the request of prosecutors"

How many prosecutors in this country have the "win at any cost" or "never back down" mentality instead of the desire to see true justice done? I am assuming that some conscientious prosecutor realized that some BS had gone down and worked to rectify it, possibly at a cost to his career.

I hate to connect this here, but the "never weak never wrong" attitude makes me think of Donald Trump.