Judge Overturns Murder Conviction After 30 Years

0:00It's April 21st. Canada News today starts now. AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. A Denver judge just overturned the first-degree murder conviction of Stephen Martinez after almost 30 years behind bars for the 19. 98 death of his girlfriend's four-month-old daughter. Martinez got life in prison back in 2000. After prosecutors said he beat the baby, but new defense evidence showed she died from pneumonia. Leading the district attorney's office to admit they couldn't prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The baby's family, including parents Kim Astrada and Chris Mayers, fought the decision hard, saying Martinez never showed remorse and that their lives. Stop 27 years ago, Astrada broke down sobbing in court. His lawyers from the Cory Wise Innocence Project push for this, and the DA didn't oppose, meanwhile, Martinez is on Theresa Garcia's celebrated, wishing his late parents could see him walk free. Now Martinez is out. The case dismissed. Shining a light on how the justice system can fail everyone involved in these old tragedies.