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Minnesota Court Re-examines Marvin Haynes' Murder Conviction

Haynes, serving life for a 2004 flower shop robbery, maintains his innocence as several original trial witnesses recant their testimonies.

  • Marvin Haynes, who has spent nearly two decades in prison for a deadly 2004 flower shop robbery, insists he is '100 percent innocent'.
  • Judge William Koch is re-examining Haynes' conviction, with hearings set to continue until December 20.
  • No physical evidence tied Haynes to the crime and he didn't match the physical description that witnesses provided to investigators.
  • Several people who testified at Haynes' 2005 trial have since signed affidavits recanting their statements.
  • Haynes' lawyers argue that he was wrongfully convicted based on faulty eyewitness identification and improper police lineups.
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