A man who spent around 24 years in prison for a murder that he never committed has been pardoned. Donte Sharpe was granted a full pardon by the North Caroline Governor on Friday this week despite the fact that a witness of the case admitted that she had lied. Sharpe was just 19 when he […]
Tag: Wrongfully Imprisoned
2 brothers that were wrongfully imprisoned get $75 million as compensation in damages that were caused by their prison sentence. The half-brothers were wrongfully imprisoned for 31 years. The pair were acquitted as part of a North Carolina federal civil rights case. They were wrongfully charged for the rape and murder of a 11-year-ild girl […]