Nicaragua frees US man after court overturns murder conviction

American Eric Volz has gone into hiding after hastily leaving Nicaragua, where an appeals court overturned his conviction and 30-year-sentence in the slaying of his Nicaraguan girlfriend.

The judge's decision to free the 28-year-old from Nashville, Tennessee, sparked outrage among some Nicaraguans who say the American received special treatment in the local justice system and should not have been released. (AP)