Overview

• Darien Harris, a Chicago man who was wrongfully convicted of murder based on the testimony of a legally blind witness, was released from prison after serving 12 years of his 76-year sentence.
• Harris was convicted for the 2011 murder of Rondell Moore when he was 18 years old.
• The key witness in the case, Dexter Saffold, who identified Harris in a lineup, was later discovered to be legally blind, a fact that was not disclosed during the trial.
• After the revelation about the witness's blindness, Harris's conviction was vacated by a judge and the prosecutors decided not to retry the case.
• Harris now plans to attend law school to help others who have been wrongfully convicted.