Chicago man freed after 34 years in prison to learn if prosecutors will drop charges

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Chicago man freed after 34 years in prison to learn if prosecutors will drop charges
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A wrongfully convicted man who spent 34-years in prison will learn Tuesday if prosecutors will drop the charges.

Last month, a Cook County judge vacated the conviction of Francisco Benitez for the 1989 murder of two teens.He has always maintained his innocence.

Benitez's attorneys said he was convicted in part on a confession coerced by Area Five detectives. Lawyers with the Exoneration Project and a private firm took on his case.

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