Louis Wright, 65, has been freed from prison after authorities agreed he was erroneously convicted of a 1988 home invasion and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl.
A man accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in southwestern Michigan is out of prison after 35 years after authorities agreed that he was wrongly convicted. Louis Wright's convictions from 1988 were set aside by a judge Thursday at the request of the Calhoun County prosecutor and the attorney general's office. 'New DNA testing excluded Mr. Wright as the perpetrator,' the attorney general's office said.
Mr. Wright has always maintained his innocence,' the Innocence Project said in a written statement. Prosecutor David Gilbert said the case is being reopened. 'There is no justice without truth. It applies to everyone,' he said. Wright could be eligible for $1.75 million under a state law that grants $50,000 for each year spent in prison for a conviction overturned based on new evidence.
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