An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam.
Source: New York Times
Exoneration Is ‘Bittersweet’ for Men Cleared in Malcolm X’s Murder
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