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St. Louis man freed from prison after 24 years
07:45 AM CDT on Wednesday, September 3, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A St. Louis man released from prison after a judge overturned his 1984 murder conviction says he hopes his case will help other innocent people who are in prison.
Darryl Burton, 46, was released from the Jefferson City Correctional Center on Friday, the same day prosecutors in St. Louis decided against trying him a second time.
During a news conference Tuesday, Burton said he believes there are thousands of other innocent people in prison.
He said cases like his -- in which there is no DNA evidence -- are especially difficult to prove and are often ignored.
Burton was convicted in a 1984 gas station killing in St. Louis.
On Aug. 18, Cole County Circuit Judge Richard G. Callahan ruled that Burton's murder trial was unconstitutionally flawed.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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