Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah's death row after DNA tests show no match to him
A Utah judge on Monday ordered a 71-year-old man who spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing to be released on bail, despite objections from the victim's family, after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence did not match him.
TL;DR
- A Utah judge ordered the release of a 71-year-old man on bail.
- The man had spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing.
- New DNA evidence analyzed by prosecutors did not match the man.
- The victim's family objected to the release.
- The man is being released despite these objections.