Michigan: Still a little bit guilty?

A lawyer for a Lansing man wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a Lansing Community College professor wants to make sure his client isn't again charged in the case. But Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III tells the Lansing State Journal he wants to preserve the "unlikely" option to reinstate charges against 30-year-old Claude McCollum. A Jan. 29 hearing is scheduled.

McCollum was convicted in 2006 of murdering 60-year-old Carolyn Kronenberg in 2005. Authorities threw out the conviction in October "without prejudice," meaning charges again could be brought. McCollum's lawyer wants the language changed to "with prejudice," making it more difficult to charge him. Police say another man is responsible.

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