Robert Lee Stinson, who was convicted of murder in 1985, will be released today, Friday, Jan 30. Stinson will be freed because new evidence suggested Stinson was not the wanted suspect.

The murdered victim had a bite mark and saliva on her. New DNA evidence showed the bite mark used to convict Stinson did not belong to Stinson. The saliva on the victim did not belong to Stinson. The judge overturned Stinson’s conviction in the morning of Jan 30. Stinson would be free to be released very soon. The Innocence Project took up Robert Stinson’s case to get the new DNA analysis done.

Robert Lee Stinson, 44, spent 23 years in prison. His photo is at the link.

Robert Lee Stinson photo and update.

Robert Lee Stinson story.

Updated.

At 1pm, Robert Stinson walked out to freedom in his street clothes. Stinson was greeted by his sister and they had an emotional greeting.

Stinson’s worry isn’t over yet. The District Attorney, John Chisholm, said there’s “newly discovered evidence” to warrant a new trial. He is considering whether to retry Robert Stinson.

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This entry was posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 5:17 pm and is filed under News.