A thoughtful judge, a prosecutor willing to consider the possibility that his office got it wrong, a dogged attorney, and a lot of luck, got Michael Clancy out of prison, with a $2 million check in hand.
Clancy, 38, who spent more than 10 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit, said he is among the lucky few wrongfully convicted individuals able to win their freedom, even though there was no physical evidence such as DNA to prove his innocence. His attorney, Ronald Kuby, said it was the open-mindedness of Bronx Supreme Court Justice Denis Boyle (See Profile) and Bronx Assistant District Attorney Gary Weil that brought Clancy’s nightmare to an end.
