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Anthony Ray Hinton (born June 1, 1956) is an American activist, writer, and author who was wrongly convicted of the 1985 murders of two fast food restaurant managers in Birmingham, Alabama. Hinton was sentenced to death and held on the state's death row for 28 years before his 2015 release.
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on death row for murders he did not commit. EJI attorneys proved his innocence and secured his release in 2015, after the state refused to re-examine the evidence despite new firearms tests.
Apr 9, 2015 · Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. He was freed in 2015 after the Supreme Court overturned his conviction based on flawed forensic evidence. Read his interview about his ordeal and his new life.
Jun 15, 2022 · Anthony Ray Hinton was sentenced to death and held in solitary confinement for 28 years on Alabama’s death row before he was exonerated in 2015.
- Washington Post Live
Apr 3, 2015 · Hinton, 59, wiped away tears as he lamented about the painstaking fight to clear his name in the 1985 fatal shootings of two Birmingham-area fast-food restaurant managers.
- NBC Universal
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Apr 3, 2015 · BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Nearly 30 years after the Alabama authorities relied on analyses of a handgun and bullets to send him to death row, Anthony Ray Hinton was freed on Friday after experts...
May 22, 2021 · Anthony Ray Hinton always maintained his innocence, as Rajini Vaidyanathan reports. Are large settlements common? Wrongfully convicted Americans can file civil suits alleging their rights...
