exonerated
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But now, authorities have officially exonerated him — acknowledging his innocence in the 1998 Fullerton heist that robbed him of nearly two decades of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Only once before has an executed person been exonerated posthumously by a state entity.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
During Duncan’s campaign last year for New Orleans criminal court clerk, Murrill sent him a letter threatening “further action from this office” if he didn’t stop referring to himself as being exonerated.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
It pointed to a recent decision by the High Court in London that largely exonerated Renault and four other carmakers from charges that the devices were designed to cheat clean air laws.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Death Penalty Information Center reported that Walter was the fiftieth person to be exonerated in the modern era.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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