Eduardo Caba's hopes for exoneration in a Bronx court were dashed when the judge refused to dismiss his conviction. Despite prosecutors supporting his innocence after a lengthy legal battle, the judge feared overturning Caba's conviction could set a precedent for other cases. Caba, now 63, broke down in front of his family, having believed he was finally achieving justice for a crime committed in 1995, which he maintains he did not commit. His lawyer emphasized flaws in the identification process during the line-up.
Caba, 63, wept as he held his mother and siblings in the hallway of Bronx Supreme Court, believing he was about to be exonerated for a crime his family, his legal team, and now the Bronx District Attorney's office say he did not commit.
According to Caba's lawyer, Adele Bernhard, one of the men wanted for the crime was described as wearing a light-colored jacket. In the line-up photo in which the victim fingered Caba, all men wore dark-colored jackets...
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