USA Today · Jun 24, 2015
Vanderbilt rape case: Batey, Vandenburg released
(Photo: George Walker IV / The Tennessean)Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were released from jail about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, fewer than 24 hours after they learned they'd get a new trial in what has become known as the Vanderbilt rape case.
The two men changed their orange jail uniforms -- which they have worn in jail since being convicted in January -- for suits and collared shirts immediately before leaving Davidson County Criminal Justice Center.
They briefly met inside the cement-block lobby with their attorneys, and Vandenburg smiled as he hugged his attorney. They declined to comment and carried bags of their belongings.
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