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Murder conviction of Chicago man who spent 12 years behind bars overturned because key eyewitness was legally blind (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] tygerprints@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I agree, I mean given that the eye witness wasn't even that close to see what happened, that should have raised flags about the veracity of what said they saw. And having a vision problem complicates it even further. Being legally blind doesn't mean you necessarily can't see what's happening, but it should put your testimony under further scrutiny.