Man wrongly convicted of double murder freed after 38 years

Joseph Sledge 70-year-old wrongly convicted of the 1976 stabbing deaths of a mother and daughter walked out of prison yesterday, saying he was looking forward to sleeping in a real bed and maybe swimming in a pool.

He was found innocent by a three-judge panel who heard testimony from a DNA expert. The expert said none of the evidence collected in the case - hair, DNA and fingerprints - belonged to Sledge.

A district attorney who was not originally involved apologized to Sledge and promised to reopen the investigation.

"The system has made a mistake," district attorney Jon David said.

Meanwhile Sledge was freed after serving nearly four decades behind bars.

Source: CBS NEWS