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In this May 15, 2017 photo Patrick Pursley speaks in his apartment in Rockford, Ill. After being imprisoned nearly 24 years for the shooting death of Andy Ascher, Pursley has been absolved of the 1993 crime because the ballistics used to convict him proved to be wrong. Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge Joseph McGraw acquitted Pursley of the murder on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (Arturo Fernandez/Rockford Register Star via AP)

Ballistics tests prove Illinois man innocent in murder case

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 28, 2017, file photo, Patrick Pursley, left, talks at his attorney's office in Chicago. Pursley, who has been imprisoned for more than two decades for a murder conviction obtained with shoddy ballistic evidence, is getting a chance to prove his innocence with a new trial. The outcome of the trial that starts Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Winnebago County could help pave a new path to challenge convictions that relied on ballistic analysis once thought to be infallible. He's been free on bail since April 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Moreno File)

Illinois man who took on ballistics evidence faces retrial

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 28, 2017, file photo, Patrick Pursley, left, talks in his attorney's office in Chicago. Pursley, convicted of murder with inaccurate ballistic evidence, wants his case dismissed on the eve of his retrial based on allegations of police and prosecutorial misconduct. Lawyers for Pursley will argue their motion Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2018, the day the trial was scheduled to begin in Winnebago County Court. (AP Photo/Ivan Moreno File)

Illinois police accused of planting gun in 1994 murder case

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 28, 2017, file photo, Patrick Pursley, left, talks in his attorney's office in Chicago. Pursley, convicted of murder with inaccurate ballistic evidence, wants his case dismissed on the eve of his retrial based on allegations of police and prosecutorial misconduct. Lawyers for Pursley will argue their motion Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2018, the day the trial was scheduled to begin in Winnebago County Court. (AP Photo/Ivan Moreno File)

Man wants 1994 murder case tossed, alleges police misconduct

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Man freed from prison after 23 years fails drug test

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In this June 28, 2017, photo, Patrick Pursley and his fiancee, Michelle Carr, talk in his attorney's office in Chicago about how reexamination of ballistic evidence helped him get a new trial for a 1994 murder he says he didn't commit. The case marks the first time someone has gotten a new trial by using a ballistics software that investigators have been using to put countless criminals behind bars. Pursley is free on bail and living with his fiancee while he waits for a new trial. (AP Photo/Ivan Moreno)

Illinois murder case challenges longstanding ballistic tests

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press