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Wrongfully Convicted Dallas Man Released After 34 Years in Prison
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Wrongfully Convicted Dallas Man Released After 34 Years in Prison

A Dallas man, Ben Spencer, was released from custody Friday more than 30 years after he was convicted for a crime that prosecutors now acknowledge he did not commit.

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