About 9 months ago, I asked Hacker News to help me free an innocent man serving a life sentence for murder. I shared my letter to the DA's office and asked for feedback.
People responded to complain that my headline broke the rules. But nobody took the time to read my letter.
Good news: I won anyway. The DA's office just announced that they got the wrong guy. Tomorrow, after 11 years in prison, Ray Jennings will walk out of court a free man.
Original thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10323025
Today's story: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-conviction-doubt-20160622-snap-story.html