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A man was exonerated after spending 7 years in jail for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Here’s why a court reversed the finding.

Utah’s high court found that his factual innocence finding relied on unsatisfactory evidence.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Supreme Court chambers in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Utah’s high court found this month that Michael Thompson's 2022 factual innocence finding relied on unsatisfactory evidence.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Supreme Court chambers in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Utah’s high court found this month that Michael Thompson's 2022 factual innocence finding relied on unsatisfactory evidence.