Mistaken identity

What happens to a person who is wrongly accused and convicted of a crime - but the conviction is based on the confession of a man police knew "to be an alcoholic and a notorious liar". Such is the case of Michael McCormick who has spent more than 15 years on death row for the fatal shooting of a female pharmacist - supposedly to prevent her telling police of a robbery supposedly committed by her brother and McCormick. McCormick was not arrested until two years after the killing when an undercover sting was set up to secure a confession - his! But an appeal has held up that his word can't be trusted thanks to his reputation for lying! But don't just take their word for it - especially since DNA tests on a hair from the scene showed it wasn't McCormick's. A jury didn't take long to acquit. There was no mention of any compensation claim that Mr McCormick might make.