A Texas man who spent more time in prison than any other inmate before being exonerated by DNA evidence has been pardoned by the governor of Texas.
The official declaration of James Woodard's innocence clears the way for the Dallas man to collect millions of dollars from the state.
Gov. Rick Perry issued the pardon Wednesday, 18 months after Woodard was released from prison after spending more than 27 years in prison for a 1980 murder he didn't commit.
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