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An east side Detroit man wrongfully convicted of murder in the mid- 90s was exonerated Thursday, clearing him of the false charges and opening the door to wrongful conviction lawsuits against the state and city. That s a big smile, man, Valerie Newman, the attorney for the prosecution, said, seeing Bernard Howard s face on the Zoom call just before the 3rd Circuit Court hearing started.
Howard, 44, let out a chuckle that filled the screen with joy.
Locked behind bars since he was 18, Howard finally, after 26 years, got his freedom back. He had been sentenced to life for three murders and other crimes he did not commit. The only evidence against him was a coerced confession.