AUSTIN, Texas - A woman who has been in prison for two decades could soon be released.

A judge believes she was wrongfully convicted of murdering a baby in her care.

Conviction of Carmen Mejia

Carmen Mejia was convicted in 2005 of murder, injury to a child with serious bodily injury, and injury to a child by omission. She has spent the past two decades in prison, separated from her children.

In 2003, she was caring for a 10-month-old and was accused of submerging the baby in scalding bath water as well as not getting him care soon enough.

In an emotional hearing, prosecutors admitted they were wrong, and the convictions were based on junk science and misleading testimony.

"It is clear that this was a wrongful conviction," the judge said at Thursday's hearing.

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