Philadelphia Man Freed After 27 Years as Murder Conviction Is Overturned | NBC10 Philadelphia 

Willie Veasy, behind bars for 27 years for a 1992 murder in North Philadelphia, was finally freed Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier in the day, a judge ruled that Veasy, now 53, be released immediately following years of appeals. Many of his family members watched in Judge Leon Tucker's courtroom as his freedom was granted shortly before 11 a.m.
Around 4 p.m., Veasy walked out of a Philadelphia courthouse a free man.
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