New York Man Could Be Freed Tomorrow

11.24.08

Innocence Project client Steven Barnes is expected to be released from prison tomorrow  after serving nearly two decades for a rape and murder that he has always maintained he didn’t commit. A hearing is expected to be held in Oneida County Court, and the Innocence Project released a joint statement with county prosecutors today.


Read the full statement and media coverage of the case here

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We’ll post more on the blog as the case develops today and tomorrow.

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