North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
  • Donate
  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • History
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Collaborative Partners
    • Center Supporters
    • Resources
  • Current Cases
    • Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen
    • Robert Bragg
    • Anthony Brown
    • Terron Chavis
    • Alan Gibson
    • Travis Kingsberry
    • Quentin Royster
    • Scott Sasek
    • Robert Taylor
    • Dominique Thorpe
    • Alex Trogdon
    • Charles Wakefield, Jr.
  • Who We’ve Helped
    • Exonerated
      • Joseph Abbitt
      • Mark Carver
      • Dwayne Dail
      • Tim Evans
      • Willie Grimes
        • Ghost of the Innocent Man, a book about Willie Grimes’ Exoneration
      • Kevin Johnson
      • Larry Lamb
      • Edward McInnis
      • Joseph Sledge
      • Johnny Small
      • Greg Taylor
      • Richard Waller
    • Released
      • Gary Goldman
      • Thomas Osborne
      • Abdul Rasheed
      • Clifton Spencer
      • Brandon Jones and Leroy Spruill
  • Issues
    • Eyewitness Identification
    • Evidentiary Errors
    • False Confessions
    • Inadequate Defense
    • Informant Testimony
    • Reentry Services
    • Tunnel Vision
  • Submit a Claim
  • How You Can Help
Select Page
Brandon Jones and Leroy Spruill – Freedom, but no Justice

Brandon Jones and Leroy Spruill – Freedom, but no Justice

by Drago Bratic | Jan 9, 2019 | Exoneree, HP grid

Brandon Jones and Leroy Spruill – Freedom, but no Justice On December 18, 1993, Frank Swain was found murdered in his Washington County, North Carolina home. A year later, on December 13, 1994, Brandon Jones and Leroy Spruill were arrested for his murder....
Mark Carver, conviction overturned after 8 years

Mark Carver, conviction overturned after 8 years

by Drago Bratic | Jan 5, 2018 | Exoneree, HP grid

Mark Carver, conviction overturned after 8 years On Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 the Honorable Judge Christopher Bragg vacated the 2011 conviction of Mark Carver for the 2008 murder of Irina Yarmolenko in Gaston County, NC. The court’s findings included that Mr. Carver’s...
Edward McInnis – 27 years served for a crime he did not commit

Edward McInnis – 27 years served for a crime he did not commit

by Drago Bratic | May 26, 2017 | Exoneree, HP grid

Edward McInnis – 27 years served for a crime he did not commit On February 23, 1988, a man broke into the home of an 81 year old woman in Laurinburg, North Carolina and raped her, stealing money from her purse before leaving through the back door. The woman was...

Recent Posts

  • Richard Waller
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Quentin Royster
  • Dominique Thorpe
  • Alan Gibson
Copyright © 2024 North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence. All rights reserved. Made with Love by Oak City Tech