The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office has dismissed the murder case against 51-year-old Desmond Ricks.
Ricks spent 25 years in prison after being convicted of murder in the 90s.
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Ricks maintained his innocence and claimed he was framed by the Detroit police. The University of Michigan Innocence Clinic pursued the case and he was granted a new trial last week. However, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced that it would not re-try Ricks.
Second Degree Murder, Felony Firearm and Habitual Offender charges were vacated.
“We worked collaboratively with the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic to secure a reanalysis of the ballistic evidence in this case," said Prosecutor Kym Worthy. The ultimate result was that we agreed to the motion requesting a new trial on May 26, 2017. After thoroughly examining the remaining evidence in the case we have concluded that we cannot proceed to trial, and today we agree that Mr. Ricks should be released.”
