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Newly released reports provide more details on the September death of Kalvin Michael Smith, who spent almost 20 years in prison. He was at the center of a racially divisive case that was one of the region’s most prominent allegations of wrongful conviction.
Police found the body of a Triad man who spent 20 years behind bars in a high-profile case. WSPD say they found the body of Kalvin Smith dead off Charleston Court.
The body of Kalvin Michael Smith, whose conviction for the brutal assault of a store clerk stoked concerns about racial bias in the justice system, was found in an automobile
Smith served 20 years in prison for the 1995 Silk Plant Store assault of Jill Marker. He always maintained his innocence. He was just found dead in Winston-Salem.
A man who claimed innocence in connection with a 1995 brutal assault in Winston-Salem has died. Kalvin Michael Smith was at the center of a racially divisive case that was one of the region’s most prominent allegations of wrongful conviction.