by Drago Bratic | Jul 3, 2017 | News
April 27, 2017 from WECT Joseph Sledge spent 37 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. In 1977, he was convicted of the brutal murders of Josephine and Aileen Davis, a mother and daughter who were stabbed to death during an apparent robbery and sexual...
by Drago Bratic | May 30, 2017 | News
Following a very successful year in 2016 with one exoneration and 2 from the previous year, one of our goals for 2017 is to extend the reach of our educational and policy initiatives– and create more impact. One of the ways we would like to achieve this goal is to...
by Drago Bratic | May 28, 2017 | News
In 1976, Joseph Sledge was 34 years old and in his third year of a four-year prison term at a minimum-security facility for larceny and receiving stolen goods convictions. All of Joseph’s prior convictions were for non-violent, theft-related misdemeanors. On September...
by Drago Bratic | May 28, 2017 | News
A North Carolina man says he’s excited about being released after spending 20 years behind bars for a homicide he didn’t commit. After a two-day evidentiary hearing, the Court concluded that the primary witness against Lamb had given false testimony. He...
by Drago Bratic | May 28, 2017 | Exoneree, News
Dwayne Dail Exonerated After 18 Years In 1989, 20 year-old Dwayne Dail was sentenced to two life sentences plus 18 years for the rape of a 12 year-old girl in Goldsboro, NC. The prosecution’s case relied heavily on two pieces of “evidence”: 1) the victim’s...
by Drago Bratic | May 26, 2017 | News
The story: Ira Yarmolenko was found strangled by the Catawba River in May 2008, three bindings tied around her neck. DNA evidence pointed to Mark Carver, but now there are new questions….. read original motion > 4/20/17: Man Convicted in Killing of UNCC...
