(AP) - A judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against a man who had spent a decade in prison for murder until his conviction was overturned.
Prosecutors told the judge they wouldn't retry the case against Mario Rocha because they couldn't locate crucial eyewitnesses.
"I'm like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon," said Rocha, who was surrounded by family and friends who moments earlier had erupted into applause in court. "It's a big sense of relief."
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