After several years of appeals , Mr. Bright was granted a new trial in 2001 on the grounds that the prosecution had withheld evidence from the defense in his previous trial .
Bright was convicted of second - degree murder in 1974 at the age of 20 .
After several years of appeals , Bright Bright was granted a new trial in 2001 on the grounds that the prosecution had withheld evidence from the defense in Bright 's previous trial .
Bright was convicted of second - degree murder in 1974 at the age of 20 .