“The expert said none of the evidence collected in the case — hair, DNA and fingerprints — belonged to Sledge. A key jailhouse informant had also recanted his story, saying authorities promised him leniency in his own case for his trial testimony against Sledge.
“A district attorney who was not originally involved apologized to Sledge and promised to reopen the investigation.
“‘The system has made a mistake,’ district attorney Jon David said.”
via DNA Exonerates Man Who Served Nearly 40 Years For Murder : The Two-Way : NPR.
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