Judge exonerates man convicted of killing Limerick priest in 1981

An Ector County judge has exonerated James Reyos, who was jailed in 1983 for the murder of Fr Patrick Ryan. Picture: Facebook/The Innocence Project

The man who was convicted in 1983 in Texas for the murder of an Irish priest has been exonerated by a county judge, and his case will be transferred to the US Court of Criminal Appeals.

James Reyos, an Apache Native American, had been convicted of the murder of Limerick priest Fr Patrick Ryan and sentenced to 38 years in prison.