by TChris

As TalkLeft reported last month, federal prosecutors induced Vincent Ferrara to plead guilty to a murder he didn't commit by failing to disclose that the witness who accused Ferrara tried to recant his story before prosecutors coerced him into sticking to it. Earlier this month, Judge Mark Wolf reduced Ferrara's sentence in light of the Justice Department's "extraordinary misconduct" and ordered Ferrara's release from prison.

Federal prosecutors asked the court of appeals to keep Ferrara locked up despite Judge Wolf's order, but they didn't prevail.

In its one-page ruling, the three-judge panel said its preliminary review of the case found no basis to overturn Wolf's "exercise of discretion." The court also concluded that prosecutors failed to prove Ferrara poses a danger to society after he is released.

Ferrara had already served 16 years of a 22 year sentence.