Minnesota Man Sentenced to Life As a Teenager Walks Free After 18 Years As Investigations Find His Murder Conviction Was Tainted
Black Man Walks Free After 18 Years in Prison After Board Commutes His Sentence
Black Man’s Sentence Commuted After 18 Years in Prison, Following Year-Long Investigation that Uncovered Problems With the Original Investigation
A Black Minneapolis man walked free on Tuesday for the first time in 18 years, after his life sentence in the 2002 killing of a child was commuted.
The Minnesota Board of Pardons commuted 34-year-old Myon Burrell’s sentence after an investigation by The Associated Press and American Public Media Reports revealed new evidence and problems with the case.