The Senate should support the Safe Interactions Act and the HELP Act to make our cities and towns safer for both law enforcement personnel and people with disabilities.
Views: Visits 18 North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper has granted a pardon of innocence to a man who had been in prison since 1995 for two murders he didn’t commit. Darryl Anthony Howard, now 59, was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder for the 1991 deaths of Doris Washington, 29, and her 13-year-old daughter Nishonda, as well as first-degree arson. He was sentenced to two consecutive 40-year terms. The victims also appeared to have been sexually assaulted. In 2009, Howard’s attorneys tested rape kits related to the case and found new evidence that pointed to other suspects. In 2014 Judge Orlando Hudson threw out Howard’s sentence, saying the prosecutor had failed to share with defense attorneys a police memo and other evidence that pointed to suspects other than Howard. Howard remained in prison through August 2016 after DNA evidence proved he was not involved in the crimes.
N.C. governor pardons man who had murder convictions vacated RALEIGH (AP) North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence Friday to a man imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a trial judge. The pardon means Darryl Anthony Howard, who is now 58, can apply to the North Carolina Industrial Commission for compensation of up to $750,000 for his wrongful convictions. “It is important to continue our efforts to reform the justice system and to acknowledge wrongful convictions,” Cooper said in a news release. The governor’s office said this pardon of innocence was Cooper’s sixth since taking office in early 2017.
The governor s office said this pardon of innocence was Cooper s sixth since taking office in early 2017. Howard was convicted in Durham County court in 1995 for the 1991 deaths of 29-year-old Doris Washington and her 13-year-old daughter, Nishonda. He was serving an 80-year prison sentence for convictions on two counts of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson. The mother and daughter also appeared to have been sexually assaulted. Years after the conviction, Howard s attorneys tested rape kits related to the case and uncovered new evidence, according to Cooper s pardon. In 2014, Judge Orlando Hudson threw out Howard’s sentence, saying the prosecutor had failed to share with defense attorneys a police memo and other evidence that pointed to suspects other than Howard.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence Friday to a man imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a trial judge.
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