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Judge Tosses Conviction Of Man Jailed Eight Years In Carmel Arson

CARMEL, N.Y. -- A Connecticut man who spent eight years in prison for setting a fire in a Carmel restaurant has been exonerated after Putnam prosecutors agreed there wasn't enough proof of wrongdoing, according to lohud.com.

William Haughey was freed on bail May 9 after Putnam District Attorney Robert Tendy told a magistrate judge that his office was supportive of Haughey's bid for freedom.

William Haughey was freed on bail May 9 after Putnam District Attorney Robert Tendy told a magistrate judge that his office was supportive of Haughey's bid for freedom.

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Jason Bisnoff

A federal judge threw out the arson conviction of 44-year-old William Haughey after a Putnam County jury found guilty of setting the 2007 fire at Smalley’s Inn, according to lohud.com.

Haughey was initially freed on bail May 9 after Putnam District Attorney Robert Tendy told a magistrate judge that his office was supportive of Haughey's bid for freedom. 

On Monday, May 23, U.S. District Judge Vincent Bricetti vacated the conviction and sentence and ordered Haughey's unconditional release, finding he was actually innocent, according to lohud.com.

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