article_snippet.sent: Jefferson County Circuit Judge Laura Petro on Thursday dismissed the case against Anthony Ray Hinton.
article_snippet.sent: prosecutors won't re-try Anthony Ray Hinton for two slayings .
article_snippet.sent: The U.S. Supreme Court last year sent Anthony Ray Hinton's case back for a potential new trial, which prompted a re-examination of the evidence. '
article_snippet.sent: Stevenson has been arguing for 16 years that Anthony Ray Hinton was innocent and that Anthony Ray Hinton was at Anthony Ray Hinton job at a warehouse when the crimes were committed.
article_snippet.sent: The Supreme Court last year ruled that Anthony Ray Hinton had 'constitutionally deficient' representation at his initial trial.
article_snippet.sent: Anthony Ray Hinton's defense lawyer wrongly thought Hinton's defense lawyer had only $1,000 to hire a ballistics expert to try to rebut the prosecution evidence, according the court opinion.
article_snippet.sent: Hinton's defense lawyer hired the only person willing to take the job at that price, even though Hinton's defense lawyer had concerns about the expert's credentials. '
article_snippet.sent: Hinton's defense lawyer was a poor person who was convicted because Hinton's defense lawyer didn't have the money to prove Hinton's defense lawyer innocence at trial.
article_snippet.sent: Hinton's defense lawyer was unable to get the legal help Hinton's defense lawyer needed for years.
article_snippet.sent: Hinton's defense lawyer was convicted based on bad science,' Stevenson said.
article_snippet.sent: New beginning: Anthony Ray Hinton, pictured this week, had improper representation 30 years ago because he was poor, said he .
highlights_snippet.sent: Anthony Ray Hinton was granted re-trial by the U.S. Supreme Court and experts found that there was not enough evidence to prove Anthony Ray Hinton's gun shot the men .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: He was a poor person who was convicted because He didn't have the money to prove He innocence at trial,' said Anthony Ray Hinton's attorney .