Wrongfully Convicted Chicago Man Exonerated After Charges Dropped

Prosecutors in Chicago have dropped all charges against Darien Harris, a man who was wrongfully convicted of a 2011 murder. Harris spent over 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. His family and legal team pushed for a review of the case after discovering that the key eyewitness, who testified against Harris, was legally blind. The Exoneration Project at the University of Chicago Law School took up Harris' case and found that there was no physical evidence linking him to the murder. After a judge vacated his conviction earlier this month, prosecutors decided to drop the charges altogether, allowing Harris to go home for the holidays.