torrez testified at rosario's 1998 trial. >> i'm looking at him, talking to him, june 19th, june 20th. it is 1,000% impossible for richard to have committed that crime. >> reporter: but rosario's court-appointed attorneys reached out to only a few of the 13 alibi witnesses. as for police, they never spoke to any of them back then, according to rosario's current lawyers. a jury convicted rosario after two eyewitnesses at the crime scene identified him from a police mug shot book. "dateline" talked to one of those eyewitnesses, robert davis, who began to question his recollection. >> did i lock up an innocent person? that's kind of bad. >> reporter: finally, after years of unsuccessful appeals and petitions, the new bronx district attorney agreed to take another look and sent investigators to interview the alibi witnesses. >> i need a chance to investigate it more. but in the meantime, there's no reason for him to have to wait behind bars. >> reporter: and so with that -- >> my familiar didn't deserve this. i didn't deserve this. nor did the victim's family. >> reporter: his conviction was vacated. not yet exonerated. he'l

. >>> an emotional day in court for richard rosario spending 20 years in prison behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit. the d.a.'s office says it wants case before deciding to retry rosario. >> i was going to ask if the cuffs can be taken off of him. >> reporter: he's been in and out of handcuffs for 20 years, but this may be the last time for richard rosario charged with murdering a bronx teen in 1996. prosecutors acknowledged the now 40-year-old didn't get a fair trial and then agreed to his release. the judge threw out the conviction. >> i've been in prison for 20 years for a crime i didn't commit. my family didn't deserve this, i didn't deserve this, nor the victim's family nor the victim. >> reporter: in spite of multiple alibi witnesses who put him in florida at the time of the murder were never questioned until the current d.a. started reviewing the case. but prosecutors say they're not yet ready to dismiss the charges. is the subject of a streaming dateline documentary series conviction set to be released tomorrow on nbc nice ews.com. >> it's a statement about how mes

. >> richard rosario was released after a judge in the bronx threw out his conviction. marcus solis is live at the courthouse with more. >> the da's office admits that richard rosario did not receive a fair trial. his conviction has been vacated he hasn't been fully exonerated yet but he is out of prison. >> reporter: smiling from ear to ear, richard rosario walked out of a bronx courtroom a free man. outside, his only comment for the press, reciting the names of other prisoners who are being appealed. for rosario, it's been a two-decade fight to clear his name. >> i've been in 20 years for a crime i didn't commit. my family didn't deserve this. i didn't deserve this, nor the victim's family or the victim. >> reporter: in 1996 rosario was accused of shooting another man in the soundview section of the bronx. he had a list of 13 people who vouched for his alibi that he was in florida the day of the murder. police never followed up and neither did his then-appointed court attorney. >> we know is weak infallible, and once a jury renders a conviction, it's virtually impossi

reportero: en 1996 richard rosario presentÓ al juez una lista de 13 personas que podÍan verificar queuiciado y encarcelado por 20 aÑos por la muerte a tiros de jorge collar son de 17 aÑos de edad. richard: gracias por estar aquÍ, estoy alegre de estar con mi familia. reportero: tras dos dÉcadas en prisiÓn un juez decidió anularle los cargos y ordenÓ ponerlo en libertad. rosario se secÓ las lÁgrimas y sonriÓ. al momento del anuncio seÑalÓ que ni Él ni su familia merecÍa esto y que espera recibir una exoneraciÓn despuÉs un largo proceso que incluye varias apelaciones rosario saliÓ del tribunal tomado de la mano de su hija a la que dejÓ siendo una niÑa. su abogado y parte de la organizaciÓn dicen que este es un caso emblemÁtico de cÓmo el sistema judicial falla errÓneamente contra alguien. abogado: en esa Época habÍa un grupo de policÍas demasiado agresivos que querÍan cerrar los casos y trabajar y en este caso hay 13 testigos que la policÍa no los entrevisto nunca. va a ser una demanda millonaria pero eso no te devuelve los 20 aÑos. reportero: actualmente miembros de la fiscalÍa se encu

. >>> richard rosario was found guilty of killing a teenager in the bronx back in 1996, but the d.a. now says he didn't get a fair trial. so the judge released him from custody. rosario has insisted he never committed that crime. >> it was hard, but we got through it and soon i'll see my mother and she's suffered a lot. we're all going to move on. >> rosario was able to talk to his mom over the telephone. she told him how much she loved him and how happy she is that he's finally ly he could still face a retrial. >>> decision 2016 now and new york's presidential primaries are coming up in april. today's the deadline to register to vote in those primaries. so how many new yorkers have signed up this year? >> you know it's hard to find people without strong opinions in this unavoidable race. while it might feel like it's dragging on forever, it's not. for all you political procrastinators out there, if you want to vote in that april 19th primary it's now or never. >> last day to register to vote for the presidential primary. >> rookie voters registered today just in time. >> i feel good

richard rosario was convicted 20 years ago of shooting and despite having 13 alibi witnesses proving he was innocent. for years, the bronx d.a. stood by the conviction, but a new d.a. is now in office, and she has vowed to focus on wrongful convictions including the rosario case. rosario still insists he is innocent. >> prosecutors say because they picked the right guy. >> they're going to always say they got the right guy. >> tomorrow there is a court date for rosario, the news comes two days before the release of the first digital documentary from nbc news about this case. the first four episodes can be seen at nbc news.com right now. >>> one way to help make sure you pay your bills on time, set up automatic payments. one east side woman did just that, but still said, better get baquero. >> she says she set up those payments more than a year ago, as her way of making sure she was up to date with her health insurance premiums. >> this is now part of nancy mayor's every day routine. taking medications to cope with the symptoms of lupus, a diagnosis this native new yorker got in 1994,

richard rosario were all smiles as he walked out of the supreme court today. the judge vacated his conviction in the 1996 murder of jorge calypso. witnesses placed him in florida at the time of this crime but they weren't interviewed until recently. >> i've been in prison for 20 years for a crime i didn't commit. i didn't deserve this. nor the victim's family north victim. >> rosario hopes to be fully exonerated when he's due back in court in june. >>> another man is spending his first night behind bars for bank fraud and tax evasion. earlier today joe giudice hugged his wife teresa outside their home before heading off to federal prison to serve his 41 month sentence. in 2014 the couple from the real housewives of new jersey accepted a plea deal, teresa served 11 months, and was released on good behavior in december. >>> celebrations tonight for the start of the jewish holiday. the congregations like west side institutional synagogue, members gathered for a reading. everybody booze at the mention of haman, and ancient persian leader who wanted to annihilate t

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authorities removed the handcuffs from richard rosario after a judge vacated his murder conviction. the bronx district attorney made the request while her office investigates the case. rosario says that he was in florida when the victim jorge was killed in 1996. rosario gave authorities the names of witnesses but they were not interviewed until recently. >> i have been in prison for 20 years for a crime i didn't commit. my family didn't deserve this. i didn't deserve this. nor the victims' family or the victim. be fully exonerated with his indictment dismissed. he is back in court in june. >>> reality tv star joe guidice is spending his first night behind bars. this morning, he hugged his wife teresa outside their montvale home before heading off to fort dix federal prison to serve 41 months. in 2014 the couple from the "real housewives of new jersey" pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud and failure to pay taxes. teresa served 11 months and was released on the good behavior in december. joe could be deported after his sentence since he is an illegal immigrant. >>> let's turn know to o

richard rosario was found guilty of killing a teenager in the bronx. but he says he was in florida when that shooting happened. he has long-claimed that he has witnesses to back him up. darcel clark is expect to ask that the conviction be tossed. >> prosecutors say they -- >> they always say they got the right guy. >> today's hearing is one day before the release of the first digital documentary from nbc news about this case. the first four episodes can be seen at nbcnews.com right now. >>> right now, it's 4 clone 42 :42. the bank scam raking in thousands of dollars for a crew of chiefs. >>> president obama expected to begin the second leg of his trip. >> a spring warmup on the way. a look at the belt parkway by jfk. we'll have weather and traffic on the 4s coming up. you're watching toerk. looking at some nicer conditions out there. milder temperatures to start this morning. readings generally in the city. a touch cooler in the suburbs. beautiful and warm this afternoon. in the 60s to near 70 degrees. we will bring in more clouds tomorrow. eventually,

richard rosario is convicted of murdering a teenager back in 1996. the bronx district attorney recently looked at his case and concluded that the now fair trial. more than a dozen alibis put him in florida at the time of the murder. they were never interviewed. yesterday judge threw out his conviction. >> my family didn't deserve this, i didn't deserve this, nor the victim's family or the victim. >> prosecutors are not yet ready to drop the charges that rosario that he could be retried. >>> it's 4:52. a money mess. the head of the mta soupeding a big alarm. >>> a lawmaker that could end the free ride of a lot of city workers. you're watching "today in new we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it' s the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. for all of us. because making something in america means so much, to so many. weathertech. >>> 4 clone 54 :54. time for a check of weather and traffic. talking about a blizzard in denver. they went

. >> reporter: there were tears in his eyes as richard rosario got the news he had been longing for, for 20 years. his conviction vacated, his handcuffs removed most likely >> i have been in prison for 20 years for a crime i didn't commit. my family didn't deserve this. i didn't deserve this. nor the victim's family or the victim. >> reporter: he had the support of his wife and children and other wrongfully convicted men like derek hamilton. the case was among those in brooklyn found to have been manipulated by disgraced detective lewis garcelle la. the murder of jorge was in the union port section of the bronx but witnesses placed rosario in florida. they weren't interviewed at the time. instead, witnesses at the scene picked out his photo. attorney friedman says that's an unreliable form of evidence. >> why that happened? maybe he looked like the guy who really did it? corroboration. and that's very dangerous. >> reporter: the bronx's new d.a. clark recently announced the creation of a new integrity unit similar to one in brooklyn uncovering wrongful convictions except it's not jus

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