NEW YORK: A New Yorker who spent 29 years in prison for kidnap and murder walked free Wednesday after a judge overturned his conviction, saying it was based on a false confession.

David McCallum, who was 16 when he was arrested in 1985, broke down after Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Matthew D'Emic exonerated him. The packed courtroom broke into applause on hearing the ruling.

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