"I promised my mother before she died that I would continue to fight to establish my innocence and honor her fight and sacrifice to free me and clear my name," Roberts said.
The decision follows a comprehensive review by the DA's Conviction Review Unit (CRU), which found that the case against Roberts was based on a single, unreliable witness and a flawed investigation.
Roberts is the 40th individual exonerated by Brooklyn's CRU since it was established in 2014, more than any other DA's office in New York City during the same period.
At trial, several witnesses corroborated Roberts' alibi, but the jury convicted him of second-degree murder based solely on the eyewitness' inconsistent account.
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