Convicted Murderer Released After 30 Years

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A man who spent nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row has been freed following a decades-long fight to prove his innocence.

Fifty-eight-year-old Anthony Ray Hinton was released Friday morning from an Alabama prison. He hugged family members as he walked out, saying, "Thank you Jesus."

Hinton was convicted of the 1985 murders of two Birmingham fast-food restaurant managers. Crime scene bullets were the only evidence linking Hinton to the slayings.

However, prosecutors said new testing failed to show any of the bullets came from a revolver found in Hinton’s home, or even the same gun.

Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back for a new trial. Prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges following the testing.