Conviction Overturned: Man Freed After 37 Years in Prison for Murders He Did Not Commit

Michael Rhynes' conviction was overturned after key witnesses recanted their testimony, highlighting the lack of DNA, fingerprints or witnesses placing him at the crime scene.

• Michael Rhynes, who was convicted for a double murder in 1984, has been released after spending 37 years in prison.
• Rhynes' conviction was overturned by Acting state Supreme Court Justice Stephen Miller after two key witnesses recanted their testimony.
• Rhynes was charged in connection with a botched robbery at Rico’s Restaurant in Rochester, where two people were shot and killed.
• No DNA, fingerprints or witnesses ever placed Rhynes at the scene of the crime.
• Rhynes' daughter, Michelle Miller, who was born three months after his arrest, expressed joy at experiencing holidays and events with her father outside prison for the first time.

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