Prisoner's case puts Minnesota's wrongful conviction unit under scrutiny

Philip Vance has been waiting four years for the state to decide whether his murder conviction should be overturned. The 45-year-old is serving a life sentence for the killing of a South St. Paul grocery clerk in 2002. Vance maintains he's innocent. He points to the lack of physical evidence in the case and the fact that some witnesses who said they heard him confess have since recanted,…
Source: Red Lake Nation News