Pittsburgh-Based Lawyer Helps Overturn Wrongful Murder Conviction 30 Years After Trial

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh lawyer was part of an effort to convince a judge to overturn a murder conviction and set a prisoner free.Andrew Swainson was locked up for over 30 years for a drug-related murder in Philadelphia.However, since the trial, it’s been learned there were a lot of flaws in the case.Evidence was withheld, there were secret, alternative suspects, and false theory that Swainson attempted to flee the United States.Craig Cooley, a local lawyer, worked with The I