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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Conviction overturned for man behind bars for 11 years over shooting

via CNN

A man who was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for a shooting may soon be a free man now that his original conviction has been overturned.

CJ Rice has been in prison for 11 years for a shooting he allegedly committed that killed no one. He was granted a petition for writ of habeas corpus on Monday by a US District judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, citing the "ineffective assistance" provided by his original defence attorney.

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