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Texas inmate is exonerated after spending nearly 34 years in prison for wrongful conviction

Longtime defense attorney Cheryl Wattley, left, and Benjamin Spencer stand at the 283rd District Courtroom in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, where he was exonerated after spending 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted. (Azul Sordo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Longtime defense attorney Cheryl Wattley, left, and Benjamin Spencer stand at the 283rd District Courtroom in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, where he was exonerated after spending 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted. (Azul Sordo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Benjamin Spencer who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted has been exonerated at the 283rd District Courtroom in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Azul Sordo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Benjamin Spencer who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted has been exonerated at the 283rd District Courtroom in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Azul Sordo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Longtime defense attorney Cheryl Wattley, left, and Benjamin Spencer, center, who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted and was exonerated, walk out of the 283rd District Courtroom in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Azul Sordo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Longtime defense attorney Cheryl Wattley, left, and Benjamin Spencer, center, who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted and was exonerated, walk out of the 283rd District Courtroom in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Azul Sordo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)