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Judge Drops Murder Charges Against Man Who Spent 45 Years in Jail
A man in the state of Michigan is free this week after being wrongly convicted of murder and spending 45 years in prison.
A judge has agreed to permanently drop the case against the man.
Richard Phillips is 71 years old. He said of his release that the criminal justice system "works – it just didn't work fast enough."
A lawyer for Michigan's Wayne County, Kym Worthy, said a new investigation by her office supported Phillips' claim that he had no role in the shooting death of Gregory Harris in 1971.
She said a key witness lied during the trial in 1972.
Worthy said, "There's nothing I can say to bring back 40 years of his life."
The case was re-opened at the urging of the Innocence Clinic, part of the University of Michigan's law school. It made the request after the co-defendant in the 1972 trial told the state's parole board in 2010 that Phillips was not involved in the crime.
The co-defendant also said the key witness who lied during the trial helped him kill Harris.
The Innocence Clinic began working with Phillips on his case in 2014. He had been freed on bond since December 2017 and was expected to get a new trial this year. But the judge's ruling this week means he does not need a second trial.
Judge Kevin Cox told Phillips, "You have seen the worst and best of the criminal justice system."
Phillips likely will receive more than $2 million as part of Michigan's wrongful conviction law.
David Moran is director of the Innocence Clinic. He said no one in the United States has ever served more time in prison before being freed than Phillips.
"His freedom truly belongs to him again," Moran said.
When asked about his years in prison, Phillips told reporters, "I've never carried bitterness around, so I'm not a bitter man."
As a free man, one of Phillips' goals is to reunite with his two children. They were just 2 and 4 years old when he went to prison in 1972. Phillips said he has not heard from them and does not know where they live.
Phillips has settled in an area just outside of Detroit. He attends a church where he shares his story with others.
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重点解析
1.agreed to 同意
France had agreed to his request for political asylum.
法国已经同意了他寻求政治庇护的请求。
2.in prison 坐牢
He spent his time in prison praying and studying.
他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
3.free man 自由之人
The truly free man is he who bears the load of the bond slave patiently.
对被缚的奴隶所受的苦劳能泰然处之的人才是真正自由的的人。
4.belongs to 属于
He belongs to the ruling Nationalist Party's old guard.
他属于执政的国民党的保守派。
5.A lawyer for Michigan's Wayne County, Kym Worthy, said a new investigation by her office supported Phillips' claim that he had no role in the shooting death of Gregory Harris in 1971.
had no role in 没有参与...
He was familiar with the study but had no role in it.
他对这项研究非常了解，但是并没有参与此次的研究。
Funding agencies had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
供资机构并没有参与研究设计，数据收集及分析，决定发布及手稿准备。
6.Worthy said, "There's nothing I can say to bring back 40 years of his life."
bring back 拿回；恢复
The wood had been recently polished to bring back the shine.
木头最近经过抛光又恢复了光泽。
It's now unlikely that future parliaments will bring back the death penalty.
现在看来，将来议会不太可能恢复死刑。
参考译文
美一男子蒙冤入狱45年后获释
本周，密歇根州一名男子被误判谋杀并服刑45年后获释。
法官同意永久撤销该男子的起诉。
理查德·菲利普斯（Richard Phillips）今年71岁。他说，自己获释表明刑事司法系统“正义犹存，只是晚了数十载。”
密歇根韦恩县一名律师金莎·沃西（Kym Worthy）称，她办公室的一项新调查支持菲利普斯的说法，即他与1971年格雷戈里·哈里斯（Gregory Harris）的枪击案件没有丝毫干系。
她说，在1972年的审判中，一名重要证人做了伪证。
沃西说：“可以说，没有任何东西能换回他40年的光阴。”
在密歇根大学法学院无罪座谈会的敦促下，该案重新开庭审理。2010年，曾作为1972年审判中的同案被告告诉该州假释委员会，菲利普斯没有参与这项犯罪后，该机构遂提出了重审请求。
该同案被告还表示，作伪证的重要证人才是杀死哈里斯的帮凶。
2014年，无罪座谈会开始帮助梳理菲利普斯的案件。自2017年12月起，菲利普斯获保释，预计今年接受新的审判。但是本周，法官的裁决显示他不需要再接受第二次审判。
法官凯文·考克斯（Kevin Cox）告诉菲利普斯：“你经历了最不人道的刑法司法系统，也见证了最正义刑法司法系统。”
根据密歇根州错误定罪法中的部分规定，菲利普斯很有可能会收到200多万美元的补偿。
大卫·莫兰（David Moran）是无罪座谈会的负责人。他说，美国没有任何罪犯在获释前的服刑时间超过菲利普斯。
“他重新获得了自由，”莫兰说道。
当提及监狱生活时，菲利普斯告诉记者：“我从未带着痛苦度日，因此我不是充满仇恨之人。”
重获自由身的菲利普斯目标之一就是与两个孩子团聚。1972年入狱时，他的两个孩子只有2岁和4岁。菲利普斯说，他没有收到过孩子们的来信，也不知道他们现在住在哪里。
菲利普斯现定居在底特律城郊。他去教堂和他人分享自己的故事。
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