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Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent

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Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers, was ruled innocent Tuesday.

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  1. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers, was ruled innocent Tuesday.

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    Oklahoma judge rules man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The Oklahoma County judge on Tuesday announced that she found Glynn Simmons did not kill a suburban Oklahoma City liquor store clerk in 1974.

  3. New York Post

    71-year-old man exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison for murder he did not commit (opens New York Post)

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    A 71-year-old Oklahoma man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for a murder he did not commit was exonerated by a judge on Wednesday. Former death row inmate Glynn Simmons was originally released i…

  4. Fox News

    Oklahoma judge exonerates man who served 48 years on erroneous conviction, sat on death row (opens Fox News)

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    Glynn Simmons, 71, has been declared innocent following his July release from prison, where he spent nearly half a century on an erroneous conviction.

  5. NPR

    An Oklahoma judge ruled a man who spent 48 years in prison for murder is innocent (opens NPR)

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    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.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Glynn Simmons declared innocent after serving 48 years in prison – believed to be the longest of any exoneree | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday declared innocent a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he did not commit

  7. KESQ Palm Springs

    Glynn Simmons declared innocent after serving 48 years in prison – believed to be the longest of any exoneree (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — 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. “This is a day we’ve been waiting on for

  8. CNN

    Glynn Simmons declared innocent after serving 48 years in Oklahoma – believed to be the longest of any exoneree (opens CNN)

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    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.

  9. The Guardian

    Man who spent 48 years in prison for murder formally declared innocent (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Glynn Simmons, who served US’s longest wrongful imprisonment for a 1974 murder, wins rare ruling

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