AL HR245

Apologizes for the wrongful incarceration of Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent more than half his life on Alabama's death row before being freed on April 3, 2015

States that Hinton was convicted of two 1985 murders of Birmingham restaurant workers based primarily on questionable ballistic evidence, with no eyewitnesses, fingerprints, or other physical evidence linking him to the crimes

Notes that the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Hinton's constitutional right to a fair trial was violated because his defense attorney hired an inadequate expert witness due to budget constraints

Indicates that prosecutors filed a motion to drop the charges after locating long-lost evidence, and Jefferson County Circuit Judge Laura Petro dismissed the case

Expresses sincere regret that the interests of justice were not served in the case