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"What I fear the most is that people who are victims of this misidentification are powerless. They are absolutely powerless," he said. "It changes your life. You're never, ever the same again."

"Potkin, from the Innocence Project, said the Long Island man enjoyed an advantage that many other victims of misidentification don't: money for lawyers. "Access to high-powered defense can be the difference between clearing it up in a few weeks," she said, "versus a few decades."

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