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A judge agreed Ben Spencer was wrongly convicted in a fatal robbery. Why is the Dallas man still behind bars after 34 years?
Ben Spencer free after 34 years of declaring innocence in fatal robbery. Dallas prosecutors could try him again Spencer was sentenced to life in prison after Jeffrey Young was beaten to death in 1987. Ben Spencer hugs his mother, Lucille Spencer, after he was released from the Dallas County jail in Dallas on Friday, March 12, 2021. He was convicted in the 1987 deadly robbery of Jeffrey Young but has always maintained his innocence. A judge released him on bond Friday after finding he was convicted with false testimony. A higher court must review his case.(Lola Gomez) It’s been 34 years sinc...
Source: dallasnews.com