Judge orders man freed after 27 years behind bars
A man who was granted a new trial in the 1988 killing of two friends will be freed from prison.
The New York Times reports state Supreme Court Justice Desmond Green ordered Shabaka Shakur released from prison Thursday afternoon. The order came after prosecutors moved to dismiss the indictment against the 50-year-old.
Shakur will likely be released Friday after 27 years in prison.
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