A judge has vacated the murder conviction of a man accused of killing a 15-year-old after the Bronx District Attorney’s Office’s conviction integrity unit found “potentially exculpatory evidence” that was not given to the defense at trial.

Bronx Supreme Court Justice Steven Barrett granted a motion by Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark’s office to vacate the conviction of Steven Odiase, who had been serving 25 years to life for the fatal shooting of Juan Jerez.

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