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Which Way, L.A.?

State’s Longest Serving Wrongfully Convicted Inmate Is Free

Ventura County’s District Attorney says he’s “ no longer comfortable ” with the murder conviction of Michael Hanline. In 1980, Hanline was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. When he was released yesterday in Ventura, Hanline set a record for serving longer than any other Californian to be wrongfully convicted: 36 years.

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By Warren Olney • Nov 25, 2014 • 1 min read

Ventura County’s District Attorney says he’s “no longer comfortable” with the murder conviction of Michael Hanline. In 1980, Hanline was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. When he was released yesterday in Ventura, Hanline set a record for serving longer than any other Californian to be wrongfully convicted: 36 years.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Benjamin Gottlieb

    Reporter, Fill-in Host

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    Sáša Woodruff

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Alex Simpson

    California Innocence Project

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    Timothy Atkins

    wrongly convicted, exonerated for murder

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