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Here's the quick summary of the case.

1. Palm print evidence was suppressed by the prosecution.

2. Another man's confession of guilt (including details that were not publicly known) as well as detailing how the palm print got there pointed to another killer -- which the police did not pursue.

3. Everything else was a sideshow.

In this case the Alford plea is good since the prosecution would have to had retry him, and probably look silly in light of new evidence.