Andrew Leander Wilson first words as he walked out
of jail haven been wrongfully convicted "I've been inside for 32 years,
three months and 14 days. It's been that long". He went in at the age of
30 when he was convicted of murder and now at 62 he is a free man because
evidence had come to light that the prosecution withheld in the case all those
years ago.
Superior Court Judge Laura Priver ruled Wilson had been deprived of his
constitutional rights to a fair trial, vacating his conviction and ordering his
immediate release.
His attorneys and students from the Loyola Law School Project for the
Innocent worked to bring the new information to light. The information they
found showed the prosecution had withheld information during the murder trial.
Wilson had maintained his innocence since the day he was arrested for
the stabbing death of a 21-year-old man in 1984. The man was sleeping in his
truck when he was fatally stabbed. His girlfriend Saladena Bishop was also in
the truck. Wilson's attorneys said the prosecution withheld key pieces of
evidence concerning the main witness.
He'll now have the chance to see his 96-years old mother who had long fought for her son's release from her home in Missouri.
He'll now have the chance to see his 96-years old mother who had long fought for her son's release from her home in Missouri.
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