Judge Orders Retrial for Johnny Hincapie, Convicted in ’90 Subway Killing

[LiberalElite]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/nyregion/judge-orders-new-trial-for-man-convicted-in-1990-subway-killing.html

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A state judge on Tuesday ordered a new trial for a Queens man who was convicted of taking part in the 1990 killing of a tourist from Utah on a New York subway platform, a crime that provoked a public outcry and became a milestone in the city’s era of high crime and fear.

The man, Johnny Hincapie, broke down in tears and his family cheered when Justice Eduardo Padro announced his decision to throw out the conviction. Hours later, Mr. Hincapie posted bail and walked out of the criminal courthouse in Manhattan after a quarter-century in prison and embraced his parents, while a dozen relatives and friends applauded.
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