i think he got off early this year or early 2006, he was sent away for accusations of rape and murder.
2007-10-31 22:07:27 · 7 answers · asked by My Little Pony 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
its a true story not a movie of a song, he only got released in the last 24 months because they developed new DNA technolgy that proved he was innocent.
2007-10-31 22:23:14 · update #1
i have looked and its not hurricane carter!
2007-10-31 22:42:14 · update #2
Darryl Hunt, convicted in 1984 of the rape and murder of Deborah Sykes, spent 19 years in prison, 9 of which were served after DNA evidence indicated that he did not commit the rape.
2007-11-01 01:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cedric Willis? James Tillman? Willie "Pete" Williams? Michael Williams?
"So far, DNA evidence has directly exonerated 208 wrongly convicted people in the United States, according to the Innocence Project. It's unknown how many prisoners now locked up in American jails could be freed by new testing of DNA evidence."
Check The Innocence Project (http://www.innocenceproject.org/)
2007-11-01 06:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by opendna 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh well...we got hundreds of stories like that, Even Bob Dylan recorded one back in 1976 in his album "Hurricane"
This is the story of The Hurricane , a man the authorities came to blame, for something that he's never done, and so on...
2007-11-01 05:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by sea link2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It reminds me of this movie based on a true story about a black boxer that was wrongly accused, then some Canadian lawyers took up his case and got him out a few years ago. I think Denzel Washington played the boxer, but sorry, can't recall the name. But I think that's the case you might be after.
2007-11-01 05:17:08 · answer #4 · answered by Linni 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know the name you are searching for, but the first thought I had was "Hurricane". Bob Dylan had a very famous song out back in the seventies. I understand this "boxer" served the time and was finally released, but not before time. Very sad.
2007-11-01 05:18:13 · answer #5 · answered by Jedi Jan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hurricane Carter comes to mind, but there are a number of similar stories.
2007-11-01 05:33:51 · answer #6 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There have been quite a few in the Baltimore/DC/Phillie area I beleive. Focus your search there. It may help.
2007-11-01 05:15:32 · answer #7 · answered by Scott M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋