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US man freed after 23 years in jail over another's crime
Source: BBC
Mr Jones was sentenced to life for rape, robbery and the manslaughter of Julie Stott in 1992.
He was jailed even though another man, Lester Jones, had already been convicted of the murder.
There had also been compelling evidence that linked him to all of the crimes Robert Jones was accused of having committed.
State prosecutors had withheld crucial evidence in Robert Jones's trial. In June, a Louisiana court ruled that he did not get a fair trial, but he remained in prison.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34891288
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