Not guilty or A man who robbed a Burger King for $2,000 thought he'd definitely end up in jail after a witness identified him. He was arrested quickly and the judge sentenced him to 13 years in prison. But when the time came for him to be taken into custody, no officers ever showed up. He didn't try to run, he simply waited at home. Days turned into weeks and still no police. Eventually he began to think that maybe the authorities had dropped his case or cleared his record. So he moved on with his life. He got married, started a construction business, and even helped young people stay away from crime. Then 13 years later police suddenly arrived at his house and arrested him. It turned out that because of a clerical error They said it was a clerical error. Clerical error? the system had mistakenly recorded him as already being in prison. When they went to release him after 13 years, they discovered he had never served a day. When he was brought back to court, the judge reviewed his case and saw how much he had changed. The judge decided to release him and dismiss the remaining sentence.