Browsing: Prosecutors also agreed that the evidence had been insufficient. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office agreed that using the eyewitness evidence alone to convict Haynes was unconstitutional.

     Now, a judge is setting Haynes free. After spending half of his life in prison, Judge William Koch threw out Haynes’ conviction, noting that relying solely on eyewitness testimony was unconstitutional. Today, Haynes walked out of prison a free man.