A Connecticut man whose convictions were overturned in connection with a 1994 shooting that killed a baby and paralyzed her grandmother has been freed from prison after nearly three decades.
Adam Carmon, 50, walked out of a state courthouse in New Haven late Monday afternoon and hugged relatives, after a judge set bail at $500,000 but allowed Carmon to go free without putting any money down.
Carmon, however, was ordered to stay at a halfway house under 24-hour GPS monitoring while he awaits a new trial. Murder and other charges have been returned to the court docket.
“I look forward to the day when I can finally put this nightmare behind me,” Carmon said, in a statement released by his lawyers. “Right now I am just looking forward to spending time with my son and family.”
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Prosecutors have not decided yet whether to retry Carmon.
On Nov. 30, Judge Jon Alander overturned Carmon’s convictions and ordered a new trial. Alander said prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense and police failed to pursue other suspects — including one who recanted a confession.
Carmon was serving an 85-year sentence for the shooting that killed 7-month-old Danielle Taft and paralyzed her grandmother in New Haven.
