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| Inmate goes free 17 years after false rape conviction |
| By Chicago Tribune |
| Published: 12/27/2004 |
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A man who served nearly 17 years for rape was freed from prison last Tuesday after DNA tests determined he was not responsible for the crime. Brandon Moon, 43, joined his parents, Frank and Shirley Moon, for the drive to their home in Kansas City, Mo., after his release from El Paso County jail. He said he felt "numb." "Have you ever had Novocain? It's a lot like that, just from head to toe," he said. Moon had been serving a 75-year sentence after his 1988 conviction for sexual assault. The El Paso district attorney and defense lawyers filed a successful joint motion to vacate the conviction. Nina Morrison, an attorney with the New York-based Innocence Project, said he would be released on $1 bond until his conviction is officially vacated by the state Court of Criminal Appeals. Moon may be eligible for compensation from the state of $425,000. |
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