Convicted murderer ordered to be freed from prison after more than 12 years

A convicted murderer, who had served more than 12 years in prison, was ordered to be released Thursday, after additional evidence revealed questions regarding the state?s witness.

Louis Batty, 38, of Baltimore City, entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder to a time-served sentence in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Pamela White, said his attorney Michael Lawlor.