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In this Dec. 28, 2016 photo, Robert Boyd holds high school and college diplomas he earned while incarcerated, at his home in Baltimore. At 16, he was sentenced to life for his role in a home invasion that turned deadly in Baltimore. Boyd was the lookout, standing watch on the porch. The man who fired the fatal shot was acquitted at trial. By the time Boyd was released, after 34 years behind bars, even Brian Murphy, the prosecutor who tried the case in 1982, offered to testify on his behalf. "It was not the intention of anybody back then that guys like this wouldn't get paroled," Murphy said. "It doesn't sound fair or legal." (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)
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In this Dec. 28, 2016 photo, Robert Boyd stands outside his house in Baltimore. At 16, he was sentenced to life for his role in a home invasion that turned deadly. Boyd was the lookout, standing watch on the porch. The man who fired the fatal shot was acquitted at trial. In prison, Boyd earned degrees, stayed out of trouble, coached boxing. For years he unsuccessfully applied for parole. But in April 2016, after 34 years behind bars, he was released on probation after Johnston convinced a judge to reopen the case, arguing that Maryland's system didn't afford Boyd a meaningful chance at parole and was therefore unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)
