A prosecutor who tried the case against Anthony Wright—who after 25 years in prison had his conviction on rape and murder charges overturned—has been accused by Wright’s lawyers of knowingly allowing false testimony by detectives to be admitted at his trial.

Lawyers from the Innocence Project in New York have filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Board against former Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office prosecutor Bridget Kirn.

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