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Innocent brothers freed after serving 30 year prison term

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Two half-brothers have been freed from prison after serving 30 years for a rape and murder they did not commit. A judge ruled that 50-year-old Henry Lee McCollum, who was on death row for three decades, was wrongly imprisoned after new DNA evidence was discovered. His 46-year-old half brother, Leon Brown, who was serving a life sentence, was also freed. Mr Brown's lawyer, James Payne, said Leon was "all smiles" and "very thankful" for the judge's decision. This clip is originally from Drive on Wednesday 3 September 2014.

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