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US man released after 25 years in prison amid new evidence

A court officer removes Albert 'Ian' Schweitzer's handcuffs following the judge's decision to release him from prison [Marco Garcia/The Innocence Project via AP Images]

A native Hawaiian man has been released from a 130-year prison sentence after his lawyers presented new evidence in his case.

Albert ‘Ian’ Schweitzer had already served 25 years for the 1991 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman visiting Hawaii when Judge Peter Kubota made the ruling on Tuesday.

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