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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ed White

Michigan prisoner representing himself succeeds in long shot appeal of burglary conviction

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A Michigan prisoner has persuaded a judge to throw out his burglary conviction, overcoming long odds by serving as his own lawyer in an appeal of a case that rested solely on his DNA being found on a soda bottle in a beauty shop.

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