Illinois appellate judges on Thursday threw out a longtime inmate’s sentence for a double murder, paving the way for prosecutors to drop charges and overriding an unusual decision from a Cook County judge.
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Question of the Day This photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Tommy Ward, who has spent 35 years in prison in a murder case featured in the book and television series ‘The Innocent Man’. The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday, . more > By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press - Thursday, January 7, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A man who has spent 35 years in prison in a murder case featured in the book and television series “The Innocent Man” must remain incarcerated even after a judge ordered his release, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
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