Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, who served 17 years in prison for a 1990 murder before being released following a new DNA test, smiles during a news conference at the Tochigi prefectural government building on March 26, 2010. The Utsunomiya District Court acquitted Sugaya in a retrial earlier the same day and apologized for its past ruling that convicted him based on a flawed DNA test and a false confession.

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