An Oklahoma man convicted of first-degree murder has been released from prison after lawyers determined evidence in his defense may have been suppressed before his trial two decades ago.
On Monday, Nov. 9, Joshua Christon’s first-degree murder conviction was modified to second-degree murder, with his sentence reduced to time served. Oklahoma County Judge Kathryn Savage ordered him to be released immediately. Christon, who’d been incarcerated for 19 years, had just turned 38 a few days before the court order…