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In February, Lamar Johnson was exonerated for a murder he did not commit, having spent nearly three decades in prison after a witness picked him out of a lineup. Tomorrow, 48 Hours speaks with that witness for the first time.

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@CBSNews @48hours Eyewitnesses are not reliable.

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