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    C. J. Rice’s Conviction Is Overturned

    After a cover story in The Atlantic, a man convicted of a crime he insists he did not commit now has a chance to be freed from prison.
    by Andrew Aoyama Nov 28, 2023 5 minutes
    Source: P. Michael Moffa

    Updated at 3:06 p.m. ET on November 28, 2023

    Last Thursday, C. J. Rice celebrated his 30th birthday at State Correctional Institution–Chester, a Pennsylvania prison just southwest of Philadelphia. Rice has been incarcerated since he was 17, when he was charged with a crime he insists he didn’t commit. But because of a decision yesterday in federal court, he may be free by the time he turns 31. Such an outcome is exceedingly rare in cases like Rice’s.

    Rice was the subject of ’s November 2022 cover story, “,” by Jake Tapper, which investigated the circumstances of his conviction and the numerous shortcomings of his court-appointed attorney. Rice was arrested for a September 25, 2011, shooting that left four people injured. No physical evidence tied him to

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