North Carolina governor grants pardon to man who spent 22 years in prison for killings he didn’t commit
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday pardoned a man who was wrongly convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree arson in 1995, a news release from the governor’s office said.
Darryl Anthony Howard can now file a claim for compensation for the years he spent in prison. In North Carolina, people wrongly convicted of felonies can receive up to $50,000 per year they were in prison, but no more that $750,000.
Amelia Green, an attorney for Howard, said: “We are pleased to have the State acknowledge what has been clear all along Darryl Howard never should have spent a moment in prison for these horrifying crimes, let alone over 22 years. Darryl is relieved to have this official recognition of his innocence as he moves forward to the next chapter in his life.”
Guvernatorul din Carolina de Nord, SUA, Roy Cooper, l-a grațiat pe un bărbat care a fost condamnat în mod greșit pentru crimă și incendiere în 1995, potrivit unui comunicat de presă al biroului guvernatorului.
Darryl Howard, now 58, was freed in 2016, but Friday’s pardon from Gov. Roy Cooper allows him to seek up to $750,000 in compensation for the time he spent locked up.
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North Carolina governor grants pardon to man who spent 22 years in prison for killings he didn t commit
Updated 9:46 PM ET, Fri April 30, 2021
Darryl Anthony Howard (middle) and his wife, Nannie Howard (right), leave the Durham County Detention Center with their lawyers and family on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (CNN)North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday pardoned a man who was wrongly convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree arson in 1995, a news release from the governor s office said.
Darryl Anthony Howard can now file a claim for compensation for the years he spent in prison. In North Carolina, people wrongly convicted of felonies can receive up to $50,000 per year they were in prison, but no more that $750,000.