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ST PAUL, Dec 16 — The US state of Minnesota yesterday released a Black man who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002 after he was convicted of the murder of an 11-year old girl, officials said. The Minnesota Pardons Board commuted Myon Burrell's sentence to 20 years from life plus 12 months,...

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The Minnesota Pardons Board commuted Myon Burrell's sentence to 20 years from life plus 12 months, and said he will serve the remainder of his sentence on a supervised release, according to an internal memo from Commissioner Paul Schnell of the Minnesota Department of Corrections to various officials.

Burrell was sentenced as a teenager for the murder of Tyesha Edwards, who was killed when she was hit by a stray bullet that struck her in the chest.

 

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