"Justice Served: C.J. Rice's Long-Awaited Freedom"
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C.J. Rice, who was incarcerated for over a dozen years for a 2011 shooting he insists he did not commit, has been officially declared innocent by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. After a habeas petition and a judge's ruling, all charges against Rice have been dropped, and his defense counsel is now pursuing the expungement of his criminal record. The case highlighted issues of ineffective counsel, unreliable eyewitnesses, and a poor police investigation, leading to Rice's wrongful conviction.
Topics:nation#exoneration#ineffective-counsel#innocence#legal-system#legalcriminal-justice#philadelphia
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