Tennessee Man Is Released After Overturned Murder Conviction From Decades Ago

Case comes as state judge gives inmates latitude to renew innocence claims based on new science.

In May 2023, Judge David L. Allen reopened the case and tossed the murder conviction. “New scientific evidence proves that it is not medically possible that Mr. Burgess committed the crime for which he was convicted,'“ the judge wrote. On Tuesday, he released Burgess without bond while the state decides whether to retry the case. To Read The Wall Street Journal story, click here.