DNA tests clear US man after 23 years in prison

"We have conducted nine rounds of DNA testing on multiple pieces of evidence for the last 18 months. Not a shred of evidence ties Ernest to this crime, but DNA testing has identified the two apparent perpetrators," Morales said.
Sonnier's mother Altha Davis said she always knew her son was innocent because they were together when the crime was allegedly committed.
"It's been long for me, so long," Davis told reporters in Houston. "I'm happy and so sad at the same time."
According to the Innocence Project, Texas is the US state with the highest number of prisoners found to be innocent following DNA testing.
Of the 241 inmates that were found innocent thanks to DNA testing since 1989, 38 are in Texas, the group said.
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