Edgar Barrientos-Quintana thanks supporters

Minneapolis man's murder conviction vacated after 16 years; state to review police department's handling of case
Barrientos-Quintana's attorney failed to effectively represent him and prosecutors didn't disclose favorable evidence, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. Investigators also used coercive lineup tactics and interrogation tactics, resulting in unreliable eyewitness identifications, she added.
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana speaks for first time as a free man after court vacates 2009 murder conviction
After more than a decade behind bars, Edgar Barrientos-Quintana is a free man. He had been serving a life sentence for a murder the county's top prosecutor now says he didn't commit.
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana’s vacated murder conviction: HCAO speaks
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty spoke on Tuesday about the recent order to dismiss charges and overturn the conviction for Edgar Barrientos-Quintana, who had been serving a life sentence for the 2008 murder of a Minneapolis high school student.
Man whose murder conviction vacated after 16 years is freed, and speaks publicly for the first time
Barrientos-Quintana was found guilty of killing 18-year-old Minneapolis Roosevelt High School student Jesse Mickelson in a 2008 drive-by shooting. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Man whose murder conviction was vacated 16 years after killing of Minneapolis high school student speaks for first time
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was found guilty in 2009, but earlier this year, the attorney general’s conviction review unit found convincing evidence of his innocence. RELATED: Judge vacates murder conviction 16 years after killing of Minneapolis high ...
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana thanks supporters after murder conviction vacated
The family of victim Jesse Mickelson stood with Edgar Barrientos-Quintana and thanked supporters for fighting for his release in the Conviction Review Unit case.
Judge overturns Minneapolis man's 2009 murder conviction after AG office's investigation
A judge has overturned the 2009 murder conviction of a Minneapolis man following an investigation by the Attorney General's Office.
Minnesota man freed after 16 years behind bars for a murder prosecutors say he didn’t commit
After serving 16 years behind bars, a Minnesota man was released from prison after a judge vacated his murder conviction for ...
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Man freed from prison was fueled by MN Attorney General’s Conviction Review Unit report
The Conviction Review Unit has a staff of around five people, who began looking into cases in the summer of 2021.
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‘It’s the best week’: After being wrongly incarcerated, a Minnesota man is now free
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was wrongly convicted in 2009 and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2008 murder of ...
Man Freed After 16 Years for Murder He Didn't Commit
Minnesotan Edgar Barrientos-Quintana has been exonerated due to a "weak" investigation filled with misleading evidence.
Minnesota man is free after 16 years in prison for murder that prosecutors say he didn't commit
A prosecutor says a Minnesota man has een released from prison after serving 16 years for a murder he did not commit.