NewsOctober 19, 2001
DNA test acquits man after 13 years
CLEVELAND -- A man who served 13 years in prison for a rape conviction was acquitted Thursday based on DNA evidence from a dirty washcloth found at the scene. Prosecutors and Judge Anthony O. Calabrese Jr. apologized to Anthony Michael Green, who turned 36 on Thursday...
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND -- A man who served 13 years in prison for a rape conviction was acquitted Thursday based on DNA evidence from a dirty washcloth found at the scene.
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Prosecutors and Judge Anthony O. Calabrese Jr. apologized to Anthony Michael Green, who turned 36 on Thursday.
"How do you restore those years that you spent in prison?" Calabrese asked. "Maybe only God can answer that question."
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