Anthony Ray Hinton released 30 years after being in prison on death row . Hinton was convicted of shooting to death two fast food restaurant mangers in two separate 1985 trials . Hinton was granted re - trial by the U.S. Supreme Court and prosecutors found that there was not enough evidence to prove Hinton 's gun shot the men . ' He was a poor person who was convicted because he did n't have the money to prove his innocence at trial , ' said Hinton 's attorney .
Anthony Ray Hinton released 30 years after being in prison on death row . Hinton was convicted of shooting to death two fast food restaurant mangers in two separate 1985 robberies . Hinton was granted re-trial by the U.S. Supreme Court and experts found that there was not enough evidence to prove Hinton 's gun shot the men . 'He was a poor person who was convicted because he did n't have the money to prove his innocence at trial , ' said Hinton 's attorney .