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Charges Dropped Against Man Who Spent Almost 25 Years in Prison

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(CHICAGO) -- A man who spent almost 25 years in prison might be freed by Thursday, ABC affiliate WLS-TV reports.

A Cook County judge has vacated the conviction of James Kluppelberg. He was convicted of starting a fire that killed six people and injured another in Chicago in 1984. Kluppelberg appealed his life sentence, and prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to drop the charges.

A spokesperson for the state's attorney told the Chicago Tribune that a "comprehensive post-conviction reinvestigation" led them to believe that the office could not meet its burden of proof in the case.

Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio

DateThursday, May 31, 2012 at 10:31AM AuthorKelly Knaub

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