Story highlights An innocence project revealed prosecution had withheld information during murder trial

Andrew Leander Wilson: "I've been inside for 32 years, three months and 14 days"

Los Angeles (CNN) On a sunny Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles Andrew Leander Wilson did something that seemed unbelievable to him; he walked outside on the sidewalk with only his family guarding him.

"I've been inside for 32 years, three months and 14 days. It's been that long," Wilson told CNN.

Wilson has been in prison all those years. He went in at age 30 convicted of murder and now at 62 he is a free man because evidence had come to light that the prosecution withheld in the case all those years ago. Superior Court Judge Laura Priver ruled Wilson had been deprived of his constitutional rights to a fair trial, vacating his conviction and ordering his immediate release. One day later Wilson was free.

"I say it all the time, don't stop fighting. Don't give up. It seems like that's what the justice system wants you to do and I never gave up," Wilson said adding, "By the grace of God I was put in contact with Loyola Law School."

His attorneys and students from the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent worked to bring the new information to light. The information they found showed the prosecution had withheld information during the murder trial.

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