![]() ![]() A group of people witnessed the slaying, and two of them eventually pointed a finger at Pina, although issues have been raised with both identifications. 26, 1993, when a gunman grabbed Keith Robinson by the lapel of his jacket and fatally shot him outside a public housing complex in Mission Hill. Related : Woman serving life for 1990 murder urges Suffolk DA Rollins to support her release In Boston, a higher-than-average number of exonerations involve police or prosecutorial misconduct, according to data collected by the National Registry of Exonerations, which tracks all known cases in which convicted defendants are proved innocent. The driving force behind many of the cases was the Integrity Review Bureau. The men, almost all of whom are Black, had each served two decades or more and faced sentences as long as life. Judges have released at least nine other men from prison since 2020 because of Boston police or prosecutorial misconduct, shoddy investigations, or evidence that pointed to someone else. The Boston Police Department declined to comment on Pina’s release because the issues were pending before the court, according to a department spokesman. In a statement following Wednesday’s order, Hayden’s office noted that it had agreed to an additional hearing “to provide a more substantive review of the facts surrounding this case.” The statement also noted that the review bureau remains in place and has Hayden’s “support for its ongoing mission.” ![]() Related : Newly appointed Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden will run to permanently succeed Rachael Rollins ![]()
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