(AP) — A Louisiana man who had served more than 20 years of a 99-year armed robbery sentence is being released.
The Promise of Justice Initiative, a criminal justice advocacy group, says a witness against 42-year-old Jermaine Hudson recanted testimony that helped convict Hudson back in 2000.
Online court records show the New Orleans District Attorney's Office had already agreed to grant Hudson a new trial.
This, after District Attorney Jason Williams initiated a review of New Orleans cases in which people were convicted by non-unanimous jury votes.
On Friday, court records show, prosecutors agreed to end the case.
A judge ordered Hudson's immediate release.