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Wayne County judge grants new trial to man imprisoned nearly nine years in Westland arson case

A Wayne County judge has granted a new trial to a man who has spent nearly nine years in prison for a Westland mobile home fire after attorneys argued his conviction relied on outdated and unreliable fire science.

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Murder conviction linked to disgraced Detroit homicide detective tossed because of ‘coercive’ confession  

A former Detroit homicide detective whose interrogation tactics have led to exonerations and multimillion-dollar settlements is now connected to another vacated conviction.

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Wayne County prosecutors accused of freeing innocent man only if he agreed not to sue

When Gregory Berry walked out of prison in December 2020 after more than 17 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, he said he had faced a difficult choice: Agree not to sue for wrongful imprisonment or remain incarcerated for life.

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