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On 9 July 2007 Janet Frankston Lorin of Associated Press reported “Charges dropped against N.J. man freed with DNA evidence”

For the last month and a half, he has been trying to piece his life back together without knowing if he would still face charges. He moved to Newark and found a job with a sign company, established himself with a church and met with social workers to help him adjust to his new life since the dramatic day in May when he walked out of prison. Since May, Halsey said he's enjoyed better food than prison - even gaining 20 pounds - taking baths and catching up with his family. "I'm going to church, going to work, pay my bills," he said, proudly handing out his business cards to reporters.

What's the biggest change since he went into prison in 1985? "Cell phone, man," he said. Scheck said the next step would likely be applying for compensation and filing a civil lawsuit. Vanessa Potkin, a lawyer with the Innocence Project, said he could be compensated $20,000 per year of imprisonment. Hall, 49, has now been charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated sexual assault, authorities said. He is being held at a prison for sex offenders because of three sex crimes convictions in the 1990s.

Cernadas said prosecutors will present the evidence against him to a grand jury. But if Hall is indicted, Cernadas said the state won't pursue a capital case against him.

Source: 9 July 2007 Janet Frankston Lorin Associated Press “Charges dropped against N.J. man freed with DNA evidence”

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