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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 at a news conference in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the Utsunomiya District Court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, speaks at a news conference in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the Utsunomiya District Court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, celebrates in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, holds up a banner showing the Utsunomiya Court's ruling to acquit him in front of the court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010. The verdict formally cleared Sugaya, a former kindergarten bus driver convicted of killing Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, holds up a banner showing the Utsunomiya Court's ruling to acquit him in front of the court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010. The verdict formally cleared Sugaya, a former kindergarten bus driver convicted of killing Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, is moved to tears in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, celebrates in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, is surrounded by reporters in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, holds up a banner showing the Utsunomiya Court's ruling to acquit him in front of the court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010. The verdict formally cleared Sugaya, a former kindergarten bus driver convicted of killing Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, celebrates in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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, celebrates in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who served 17 years in prison before being released following a new DNA test over 1990 murder case, speaks to reporters in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, before entering the court to hear the court's ruling on his retrial. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who served 17 years in prison before being released following a new DNA test over a 1990 murder case, heads for the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to hear the court's ruling on his retrial. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who served 17 years in prison before being released following a new DNA test over a 1990 murder case, heads for the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to hear the court's ruling on his retrial. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who served 17 years in prison before being released following a new DNA test over a 1990 murder case, heads for the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to hear the court's ruling on his retrial. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - People form long lines in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to get tickets to the gallery seats to hear the court's ruling on the retrial of Toshikazu Sugaya, who served 17 years in prison over a 1990 murder before being released following a new DNA test. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - People form long lines in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to get tickets to the gallery seats to hear the court's ruling on the retrial of Toshikazu Sugaya, who served 17 years in prison over a 1990 murder before being released following a new DNA test. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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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 at a news conference in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the Utsunomiya District Court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, celebrates in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, speaks at a news conference in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the Utsunomiya District Court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, holds up a banner showing the Utsunomiya Court's ruling to acquit him in front of the court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010. The verdict formally cleared Sugaya, a former kindergarten bus driver convicted of killing Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who served 17 years in prison before being released following a new DNA test over 1990 murder case, speaks to reporters in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, before entering the court to hear the court's ruling on his retrial. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who served 17 years in prison before being released following a new DNA test over a 1990 murder case, heads for the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to hear the court's ruling on his retrial. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, celebrates in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, is moved to tears in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, holds up a banner showing the Utsunomiya Court's ruling to acquit him in front of the court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010. The verdict formally cleared Sugaya, a former kindergarten bus driver convicted of killing Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, is surrounded by reporters in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, celebrates in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, holds up a banner showing the Utsunomiya Court's ruling to acquit him in front of the court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010. The verdict formally cleared Sugaya, a former kindergarten bus driver convicted of killing Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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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, celebrates in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who served 17 years in prison before being released following a new DNA test over a 1990 murder case, heads for the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to hear the court's ruling on his retrial. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who served 17 years in prison before being released following a new DNA test over a 1990 murder case, heads for the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to hear the court's ruling on his retrial. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - People form long lines in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to get tickets to the gallery seats to hear the court's ruling on the retrial of Toshikazu Sugaya, who served 17 years in prison over a 1990 murder before being released following a new DNA test. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - People form long lines in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on March 26, 2010, to get tickets to the gallery seats to hear the court's ruling on the retrial of Toshikazu Sugaya, who served 17 years in prison over a 1990 murder before being released following a new DNA test. The court acquitted Sugaya, whose initial conviction in the death of Mami Matsuda, 4, in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession. (Kyodo)