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Year, aaron's case was mishandled by rodgers who failed to accurately convey the views of the u.s. attorney and the judge. it drew national attention including on this program to aaron's case. it also earned the attention of president obama, who in july of 2012 called for aaron's case to be reviewed again. then this thursday, just over a week after the 20th anniversary of aaron's conviction, the white house announced that he was one of eight nonviolent drug offenders, seven black and one latino, whose sentences would be commuted. aaron can go home in april. in his official statement, the presi...

I couldn't believe this was occurring to me >> that was clarence aaron. he's been in prison for 20 years. to fully understand the great news that aaron got today, you have to go back to 1993. that year, aaron had some friends from his home in mobile, alabama, who were, as he puts it, quote, in some type of drug activities. aaron introduced them to some college friends he had in louisiana, who were also into drugs, and for the introduction, he got paid $1,500. when his friends were finally caught dealing drugs along with aaron's first cousin, they all testified against aaron. all of these men h...

While the juvenile justice system moves more quickly than the adult system, for difficult cases like aaron's, the days can pass into months. it has now been 60 days since aaron turned down a plea bargain based on his mother's advice that he shouldn't plead guilty to something he says he didn't do. having turned 18 since his detention, aaron could be facing adult jail time. he's tired of being locked up, and he is ready to do whatever it takes to get out. >> i'm ready to go home. just ready to get it over with. i'm innocent. i just want to get it over with. >> admitting guilt is the only way aa...

Saying that is you basically fled from this vehicle and they chased you down, and that they were on foot pursuit pursuing you, and that led to your arrest. >> i don't even know nothing about -- >> were you driving a white expedition at any time? >> no. >> around that time period? >> no. >> you never took off running? you're saying none of that happened? >> none of that happened. >> all right. then i'll let the state know that you're going to not accept the proposal that was offered to resolve your case. >> aaron's complete denial of all wrongdoing puts a troubling new twist on the situation. >...

Expedition at any time? >> no. >> around that time period? >> no. >> you never took off running? you're saying none of that happened? >> none of that happened. >> all right. then i'll let the state know that you're going to not accept the proposal that was offered to resolve your case. >> aaron's complete denial of all wrongdoing puts a troubling new twist on the situation. >> i'm willing to plead guilty to this but i want to assure i can get back here -- >> you just told me you weren't involved in in any of this? >> i know, that's what i told them, i told them i didn't do it. >> i can't have ...