After Serving 13 Years For A Murder He Didn’t Commit, Hassan Bennett Got Better Counsel: Himself

Hassan Bennett (right) stands with his father after being acquitted of second-degree murder. The

In 2006, Hassan Bennett, of Philadelphia, received a life sentence at age 23 for a crime he didn’t commit. After serving more than a decade in prison — and after doing away with an ineffective defense attorney and representing himself in his own retrial — Bennett, now 36 years old, has been freed.

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