The
Innocence Project has been working on the case of John Nolley for about 10
years; he was convicted in 1998 of the horrific murder of Sharon Mclane and
sentenced to life in prison. he was released on a personal recognizance bond yesterday,
after 19 years in prison.
The
Tarrant County District Attorney was quick to point out that this is not an
exoneration; John Nolley was merely released because the only witness to his
confession, a fellow inmate named John O’Brien, eventually recanted. Also, a
bloody handprint found at the scene was finally revealed to be from an
unidentified third party; not the victim, and not Nolley.
19
years is a long time, and this man still has to wait and see if Tarrant County
will establish Actual Innocence.
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