Man Convicted of 1998 Murder Going Home After Judge Vacated a First-Degree Murder Conviction as Part of a Plea Deal

A man who was in prison for almost three decades is going home after a judge vacated a first-degree murder conviction as part of a plea deal, according to a Duke University School of Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic news release.

Benjamin Cole, 47, was convicted of the 1998 murder of Calvin Jenkins, who was shot in his Greensboro apartment during a robbery. Cole has always maintained his innocence and said he was in Ohio at the time of the murder.

“I’m innocent, and I just want to be home,” he said.

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