A North Carolina man who spent 28 years in prison on murder charges has been released after a judge ruled his trial was unfair.
Authorities will now consider whether Johnny Small, 43, should face a second trial in the 1988 murder of Pam Dreher.
Judge W Douglas Parsons ruled that there was not enough evidence to convict Small.
He also found that during the 1989 trial witnesses lied and police withheld key evidence.
On his first night in nearly 30 years outside of prison, Small slept on a cousin's sofa.