
2 New York City men freed after 30 years in prison when state judges overturn murder convictions
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Two New York City men who remained in prison for more than three decades saw freedom Monday after a state court overturned their murder convictions based on withheld evidence.
"An exoneration couldn’t have happened to a nicer man," James Henning, an attorney for Roman, told Fox News on Tuesday. "If what was known about the evidence now were known at the time of trial, [Roman] would have been acquitted." Roman, 26 at the time, faced charges for murder and attempted murder as a college graduate with no criminal record and a fiancée who corroborated his whereabouts at the time of the crime in Queens. He served 32 years in prison. Ellis, 20 at the time, faced charges of murder and armed robbery despite performing as a DJ at his brother’s birthday party on Long Island the night of the incident. A witness denied that Ellis was present at the time of the murder, but the police did not tell prosecutors of this testimony.More Related News