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.
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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Top 60 All-Time Blue Jays: #29 Aaron Hill
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Aaron Walter Hill | 2B | 2005 - 2011
So somehow I skipped Aaron, so here he is at 29th, and I’ve moved Stewart, Mulliniks, and Gruber up a spot. Sorry, Aaron.
Aaron Hill had a 13-year MLB career, the first six and a half seasons with the
Blue Jays. He was our first-round draft pick (13th overall) in 2003. He turned out to be one of the better first-round picks in that draft. Of the 12 guys picked in front of him, only
Mick Markakis (33.0) had a higher bWAR than Hill’s 24.4, and the only other first-rounder with a better bWAR was
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