A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has...
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has upheld the release of former boxer Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, whose conviction for three murders was overturned two years ago.
A three-judge panel, in an opinion written by Circuit Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert and released Friday, upheld a ruling by a federal judge who freed Carter, 49, in 1985 after 18 years in prison.
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