now in a dramatic new development Kimberly long has just been released there were hugs of relief the Riverside County District Attorney's Office dropped the murder charge against a woman from Corona after admitting they couldn't prove her guilt our ethical Duty under the law therefore compels us to move to dismiss at this time right I'm h in case this thank you the corona lady went to jail in 2003 for killing her lover the California Supreme Court ruled that Kimberly Louise long who was 45 will have a new trial in November 2020 after her lawyer successfully claimed that she did not have enough legal help during her sentence when her lover Oswaldo oike was found dead in her house long was charged with murder she went through two cases in the first hearing which began in 2005 the jury could not decide what to do she was found guilty of second deegree murder in December 2005 in 2006 she was given a 15 life sentence her lawyers argued against her 2014 arrest long told the cops about what happened at ki's home in Corona on October 6 2003 the police found Ki dead in a terrible situation his autopsy showed that that he had been hit hard long was caught after telling the police that shei and Khan had fought before he died the California Innocence Project and the California Western School of Law helped long take her case to the California Supreme Court after she was found guilty the Innocence Project says that long and her lawyer were able to convince the jury that she did not have any blood on her clothes even though Khan's body was covered in blood there's no way that the person who committed this murder wouldn't have been covered in blood and Kimberly had no blood on her the cops didn't care that she passed a polygraph test there was someone who saw her die in the flat hours after Ki did the murder scene had a cigarette butt with DNA that could not be used to identify the person the judge in Riverside County superior court who oversaw Long's cases agreed to give her a new trial in 2016 according to the district attorney's office he did that because he agreed that she didn't get good legal advice during her trial which is what led to her guilt he didn't do it because he thought she was innocent the prosecutors took their case to the Appellate Court which overturned the lower Court's decision to give the woman a new hearing and upheld her sentence in November the Supreme Court didn't agree with the appeals court and said there should be a new hearing Mike hisan the district attorney said that long was no longer charged with murder a news report stated we can no longer Pro the case Beyond A Reasonable Doubt to a jury in part due to the lengthy passage of time since the murder and the deaths of key Witnesses long has long protected people who were wrongly accused the story was told to kids in India in 2017 during her talk long hop that telling her story would encourage more young people to become criminal defense lawyers watch DA's investigation also played a role I'm very grateful for crime watch Daily thank you so much for for doing this story we appreciate it not mad at them I am thankful for my freedom I'm glad if I can even change one life she said in her 2017 speech such smart and pretty kids you should become lawyers and help people who are wrongly accused now in a dramatic new development Kimberly long has just been released an emotional Kimberly long walk walked out of the courtroom hand inand with her family for the last time I want to thank I want to thank you you honor because in 27 years I fight for my life 27 years after being wrongfully convicted of murder when he was a teenager John bun broke down in tears in court after being proven not guilty of the crime John bun has been waiting for this moment since 1991 when John bun who is now 41 years old thanked a judge in New York for not convicting him of murdering Roland misher in 1991 he broke down in tears after expressing his gratitude Bun's Journey For Justice began on August 13th 1991 when he was taken into custody for the murder he was just 14 years old or younger after being convicted of murder with the use of contamination ated evidence he was sentenced to 17 years in jail despite the fact that Mr bun who resided in Brooklyn was granted his freedom in 2009 he continued to work towards clearing his record in the case where a former detective who had investigated the murder of nisher was accused of fabricating evidence lying in court and cusing others to confess he was found not guilty of the acts in question as a result of the evidence of the only witness Robert Cen a second prison officer who was present during the shooting Mr bun and his buddy Rosen hardgrave who was 17 years old at the time were found guilty of the murder of nisher detective Lewis scarcella a disgraced former star detective whose body of work has prompted an investigation by the Brooklyn district attorney took a picture of the kids a great number of sentences have been reversed and a great number of cases that are connected to Mr scarcella are now being investigated the Judgment that had been handed down to Mr bun was overturned and a new trial was ordered by judge shaia Simpson of the Brooklyn Supreme Court in 2016 there was not enough evidence to support the allegations according to local news reports which said that authorities had announced that they were withdrawing the charges they won't admit it or swear I'm not guilty the judge completely forgives me but I'm innocent your honor and I always have been innocent Mr bun told the court as he cried he stated I want to thank you so much for what you have done for me in saving my life and the lives of my family I've been fighting for 27 years to keep my life and remain innocent to do that you need a judge who is Not Afraid know that y convicted had a war man in prison after the tears of joy [Applause] you all had the wrong man this whole time and you have someone out there running free he told the investigators you were wrong to act the way you did also Mr Harries will not be tried again after his murder sentence was overturned in 2015 the defense lawyer for Mr bun Glenn Garber said that the problems with the prosecution's case were very obvious there was no probable cause to to make an arrest Mr Garber of the exoneration initiative which helps people in New York who have been wrongly convicted for free said Miss Simpson agreed even though she looked angry when she cleared Mr bun there were hugs of relief some moments are just worth waiting for she said this case was tried a jury was chosen evidence was delivered and and it was over in one day that doesn't make sense to me at all