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Published August 19, 2011, 12:00 AM

Michael Hansen greets his mother Debra Meyer


Michael Hansen greets his mother, Debra Meyer, with a hug after Hansen was released from the Douglas County Jail in Alexandria, Minn. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. Hansen, convicted of killing his infant daughter seven years ago has been released from jail after winning a new trial. A new trial was won on evidence presented by the Innocence Project of Minnesota. (AP Photo/Minnesota Public Radio, Jeffrey Thompson)
Read the article: Douglas County, Minn., man convicted in baby's death gets new trial