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CNN’s Jake Tapper answers questions about C.J. Rice, the Philadelphia man freed from prison after ‘unjust’ conviction

Tapper elaborated on his relationship with Rice, details about the attorney who mishandled Rice’s case, and being one of the biggest Eagles fans in Washington, D.C.

At left is Theodore Tapper and son Jake Tapper, CNN reporter arriving at a press conference at Philadelphia District Attorney’s office on Monday. Rice was convicted of a South Philadelphia shooting that took place in 2011, and prosecutors are no longer pursuing a case against him.
At left is Theodore Tapper and son Jake Tapper, CNN reporter arriving at a press conference at Philadelphia District Attorney’s office on Monday. Rice was convicted of a South Philadelphia shooting that took place in 2011, and prosecutors are no longer pursuing a case against him.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
    by Jesse Bunch
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