DNA evidence exonerates 300th prisoner

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DNA evidence exonerates 300th prisoner nationwide
A Louisiana man is released from death row after his murder conviction is overturned. He said he was coerced into giving a false confession.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
October 1, 2012

A Louisiana man has been released from death row, becoming the 300th prisoner nationwide to be freed after DNA evidence showed he was innocent.

Of those 300 prisoners, 18 had been on death row, according to lawyers from the New York-based Innocence Project.

"It feels good. I'm still processing it," said Damon Thibodeaux, 38, when reached by phone in New Orleans.

A Jefferson Parish judge overturned his murder conviction Friday and ordered Thibodeaux released after 16 years in prison, 15 on death row. The decision was one of several recent exonerations across the country.

Read more: la times

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LimitedRecourse Senior Forumite Unlimited Discourse "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." Posts: 16,887	DNA evidence exonerates 300th prisoner Oct 9, 2012 15:20:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by LimitedRecourse on Oct 9, 2012 15:20:35 GMT -5 300 out of how many millions? Needle in a haystack, perhaps?
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TNBear Senior Forumite Posts: 2,285	DNA evidence exonerates 300th prisoner Oct 9, 2012 19:27:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TNBear on Oct 9, 2012 19:27:32 GMT -5 Without researching I'm guessing there are not many millions on death row in this country sir. Perhaps you should glance at LR's tagline.
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TNBear Senior Forumite Posts: 2,285	DNA evidence exonerates 300th prisoner Oct 9, 2012 19:28:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TNBear on Oct 9, 2012 19:28:41 GMT -5 Opps, I mean PM's tagline.
	Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't after you.

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