UK judge clears 3 men falsely convicted 50 years ago

LONDON (AP) — A British judge has exonerated three black men who served time in prison 50 years ago based upon the testimony of a corrupt police officer.Judge Ian Burnett quashed the convictions of Winston Trew, Sterling Christie, both 69, and George Griffiths, 67, who were arrested after being swept up in a purse-snatching investigation.The men were arrested in 1972 at the Oval Underground station, together with another man another man, Constantine “Omar” Boucher.The group, du