Yolanda Madden released from prison, granted retrial
December 25th, 2009 by admin
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A high-profile Texas drug prisoner is prisoner no more.
On Friday, Dec. 18, a federal judge in Odessa granted Yolanda Madden her freedom, allowing her to walk out of state custody for the first time in nearly five years.
Federal judge Rob Junell ordered Madden’s sentence vacated because the prosecution had withheld evidence that might have negated a key piece of material evidence, according to The Odessa American.
He added that neither the Odessa police nor the U.S. District Attorney’s office appeared to be involved in wrongdoing in the case. A retrial is possible in March, 2010.
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