A decorated Vietnam veteran convicted of rape 25 years ago became a free man Tuesday after a judge ruled he probably wouldn't have been found guilty if DNA testing had been available.Specialized DNA testing performed this year proved Larry Fuller, 57, was not the assailant who raped a Dallas woman in her home. Fuller has spent about two decades in prison for the crime."My faith was tested and I won," he said, trembling slightly as he left the courthouse carrying two worn paperback Bibles.Fuller was sentenced in 1981 to 50 years behind bars after jurors convicted him of aggravated rape. Authorities claimed that he broke into a 37-year-old woman's apartment and raped her, using a butcher knife to cut her as she struggled.The woman looked at two photo lineups, both of which included Fuller. She picked him in the second one, even though Fuller was bearded in the picture and she said her attacker had no facial hair.... http://www.foxnews.com censor News |
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Georgia seeks Russian partnership |
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Israeli air strikes kills Palestinian, wounds 20 |
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Palm Beach Cites Trump for Displaying Large, American Flag on Towering Flagpole |
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Chinese Court Overturns Guilty Verdict of Blind Activist, Sends Case Back to Lower Court |
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2 Border Patrol agents get 6 years in prison Pair took nearly $200,000 in bribes to release smugglers, illegal immigrants |
| Two former Border Patrol agents were sentenced Tuesday to more than six years each in prison for taking nearly $200,000 in bribes in exchange for releasing immigrant smugglers and illegal immigrants from federa.. full News |
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