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by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 30, 2021 at 6:39 pm ADT
RALEIGH, N.C. 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.
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.
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NC governor pardons man who had murder convictions vacated
FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016 file photo, Darryl Howard hugs attorney Barry Scheck after a threw out a double-murder conviction against him during a hearing at the Durham County Courthouse, in Durham, N.C. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence Friday, April 30, 2021 to Darryl Anthony Howard, a man imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a trial judge. (Kaitlin McKeown/The Herald-Sun via AP) April 30, 2021 - 7:27 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. - 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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