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A Louisiana man is now free from prison after spending nearly 25 years incarcerated for a crime he says he did not commit. A judge on Aug. 8 granted
Cedric Dent spent 25 years in Angola for a crime he didn't commit.
Cedric Dent served more than 20 years for the killing in New Orleans, but an advocacy group's investigation turned up significant issues with his trial.
A motion to vacate the conviction of Cedric L. Dent, 47, in the shooting death of Anthony Milton was granted by a judge Monday.
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A New Orleans man wrongfully convicted for a1997 murder is once again a free man after more than two decades behind bars.