Man imprisoned for 27 years hopes that some evidence is enough for freedom

Man imprisoned for 27 years hopes that some evidence is enough for freedom: [washingtonpost.com] "One victim is advocating for Haynesworth's release. But another, a woman in a case without DNA, remains convinced that she identified the right man.

'Courts are very reluctant to reopen criminal convictions, for reasons of finality and because they worry that the new evidence may be less reliable than the evidence available at the time of trial,' said Brandon L. Garrett, a University of Virginia law professor who has studied exonerations."