exonerated
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Fallout from the case continues, with a public inquiry now under way after a 2024 review found failings that could have exonerated Malkinson a decade before he was eventually released from prison.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Less than two months later, the Mexican government exonerated Cienfuegos.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
That bird was also labeled a spy before being exonerated.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Even Duncan’s Democratic opponent in the race for the clerk position made similar claims, unsuccessfully seeking a petition to keep Duncan from saying he was exonerated.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
The evidence confirmed his innocence and Mr. Hinton became the 152nd person in America exonerated and proved innocent after having been wrongly convicted and sentenced to death.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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