A man in prison for a 2001 murder outside a Brooklyn strip club had his conviction vacated Friday because the confession used in his trial did not match the facts of the case.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that following a thorough investigation by his Conviction Review Unit (CRU), he would move to vacate the conviction of 39-year-old Bladimil Arroyo.
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