Conviction overturned for man convicted of killing mother
From the Associated Press:
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge has overturned the conviction of a Los Angeles man serving a life prison sentence for his mother's death in 1983.
U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips ruled Friday that 44-year-old Bruce Lisker should be retried or set free. She concluded he was convicted on false evidence and that his attorney failed to adequately represent him at trial.
In a phone interview from prison, Lisker says he is elated, but the feeling is bittersweet because he has served more than 24 years in prison.
Two reports by a magistrate judge found in March that faulty evidence was used to convict Lisker in 1985.
A hearing on Monday will determine whether Lisker should be released on bail while prosecutors determine whether to appeal or retry him.
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