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Texan's Conviction Overturned After 30 Years in Prison

Jan 4th 2011 – 11:47AM
AP

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DALLAS -- A Texas man had his conviction overturned Tuesday for a rape and robbery he didn't commit after serving 30 years in prison, more time than any other inmate subsequently exonerated by DNA evidence in his state. Cornelius Dupree Jr., 51, was formally cleared of the aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon...

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