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Trial court judge Abraham Alcantara said in his ruling that a former senior police official’s recantation led to his decision to acquit de Lima.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

In later years Rushdie called this recantation the “biggest mistake of my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022

The judge renders the expert’s recantation meaningless, so Charles McCrory, an innocent man, remains in prison.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2022

A transcript of Tyson’s other interview also did not contain the alleged recantation, officials said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2021

There is ample evidence that pressure has been brought to bear on Ralph Meyers since his trial testimony which could tend to discredit his recantation.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson