Adrian Thomas, 32, was found not guilty by a Rensselaer County jury on Thursday after a two-week trial.

Thomas’ second-degree murder conviction was overturned in February when the high court unanimously held that a 9 1/2 hour interrogation, in which Troy police used deception and subterfuge to secure a confession, overwhelmed the defendant’s free will and rendered his statement involuntary (NYLJ, Feb. 21).