Civil Liberties

Exonerated Gang Member "Not Bitter at All' About Spending Two Decades in Jail

Thrilled, in fact, that the same system that made the mistake was able to correct it

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A Los Angeles man imprisoned for 19 years for a murder he didn't commit was exonerated and set free from prison on Monday.

Cheers erupted in the courtroom as the judge exonerated John Edward Smith of a drive-by shooting in 1993, NBC's Los Angeles affiliate NBC4 reported. Late Monday, Smith left Los Angeles Men's Central Jail.