LOS ANGELES: A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit was declared innocent by a judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Maurice Hastings was released from prison last year after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different suspect. The judge in October vacated Hastings’ conviction at the request of prosecutors with the Los Angeles
Maurice Hastings spent 38 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit. Now, a year after his release, he has been declared innocent of the crime.