Justice after 48 years in Oklahoma: world media

Oklahoma ( web monitoring) An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder he did not commit. Glynn Simmons, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime.

Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers, was ruled innocent Tuesday.

“This court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the offense for which Mr. Simmons was convicted, sentenced and imprisoned… was not committed by Mr. Simmons,” according to the ruling by Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo.