The Jamaican dancehall star had been in custody since being arrested and charged for murder in 2011
Adidja Azim Palmer aka Vybz Kartel, September 2004 (Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Vybz Kartel has been released from prison, BBC Newsbeat notes. The Jamaican dancehall star had been serving a life sentence after being convicted for the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams, but, in March, the conviction was overturned after a court ruled that there was juror misconduct in the original trial. Kartel was freed from custody this week after appellate judges in Jamaica ruled against a retrial.
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