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Marvin Haynes embraced his nieces Destiny Coleman and Grace Coleman after being released from prison. After serving 20 years in prison from the age 16, he was exonerated from a murder conviction and released on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.
Marvin Haynes, a 36-year-old north Minneapolis man imprisoned since he was a teenager, should never have been convicted of murder, a Hennepin County judge said on Monday. Haynes' conviction has been vacated.
Judge William Koch signed an agreement between Haynes and the Hennepin County Attorney's Office - which charged Haynes in the 2004 murder of 55-year-old flower shop clerk Randy Sherer - saying a flawed investigation violated Haynes' rights.
Faulty identification evidence, including the use of an out-of-date mugshot and lineup errors, were used to wrongfully convict the then-17-year-old, according to the stipulation between the defense and prosecuting attorney's office. Haynes was sentenced to life in prison.
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