An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday declared innocent a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he did not commit – believed to be the longest amount of time served by anyone wrongfully convicted in the United States.
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Glynn Simmons, 71, served 48 years in prison for a murder that a judge determined he didn't commit, making him the longest imprisoned U.S. inmate to be exonerated.
Glynn Simmons, 71, was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers. He is the longest imprisoned U.S. inmate to be exonerated.