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Justin Wolfe Freed After 25 Years as Virginia Murder Conviction Vacated
Original: Former Virginia Death Row Prisoner Justin Wolfe Freed After 25 Years as Murder Conviction Is Vacated
Justin Wolfe, who spent roughly 25 years in prison, much of it on death row in Virginia, has been released after his murder conviction was vacated. Wolfe was convicted in connection with the 2001 killing of a classmate in Northern Virginia, a case long dogged by questions about the reliability of the evidence against him. His release marks the culmination of years of appeals and raises renewed scrutiny of the original prosecution.
Why now: The vacating of a long-contested murder conviction and a death row prisoner's release is a major development drawing attention to possible wrongful conviction.
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- Former Virginia Death Row Prisoner Justin Wolfe Freed After 25 Years as Murder Conviction Is Vacated · Davis Vanguard
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