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First, there was- no physical evidence. secondly, there were l false witness accounts. there were likely alternative suspects ignored and not pursued, so while dontae was locked up, - the real killer was still- walking around greenville. it was a travesty of justice and it took 26 years to make it partially right. the day that dontae got released was in greenville. it was, you know, in his hometown. his whole family was there. theresa newman and spencer parris, who put on that case, did a phenomenaljob presenting the evidence. ....
I met dontae as a duke law student. i had started in the wrongful convictions clinic and, as a part of the clinic, you are assigned a client. when i first met him, he would ve already been in prison for 16 years. in dontae s case, he received offers of plea deals throughout his time of incarceration, and at each turn along the way, he declined because the plea deal required him to say that he had done something that he had not done, to admit to a crime that he was not guilty of. some innocent people have been coerced, have been tricked, have been scared into it, and some just got tired and took a plea bargain, said they did something ....
We need to see what he can still become. can i get my pardon? can i get my freedom? something that was given to me by god that you mistakenly took from me? hey, how are you doing? all right, all right? right here, the police pulled up right here. this exact spot, right here. theyjump out. what s up, man? and they were like, dontae, we ve got a warrant. i said, a warrant for what? he said, murder. i said, murder? man, y all tripping, man. y all cray. i said, don t worry, i didn t do nothing. like this, slapped them handcuffs on me. that was the last time. that was the last time i was outside. this is where i got locked up at. ....
What could dontae have become? it was a travesty ofjustice. it took 26 years to make it partially right. i was exonerated on august 22, 2019. a lot of people think the ultimate goal is just getting exonerated and getting out of prison, getting your freedom back. it s a lot more than that. sometimes i wake up just crying. i just cry. people think that when you get exonerated, the fight is over. it sjust beginning, really. i haven t been pardoned. governor roy cooper, for some reason, hasn t pardoned me. he s asking for the state of north carolina to acknowledge the wrong and give him what is due under the constitution. they buried this man alive! you re looking at a miracle. there was never an intention for him to be standing here today. ....
There s some guys that have never been pardoned, they ve been home ten years. you know, i m not going to let that hold me back or hold me down cos i can t. i m going to live whether i get it or not. the sign behind me behind my head says pardon dontae sharpe now. that is past tense because dontae has been pardoned. i want to thank everybody, every petition, person, everybody, who did anything, the bbc that did the documentary. today is a beautiful day in north carolina forjustice. it is a beautiful day for dontae sharpe and his family. it is a day that is so well deserved. i m going to have so many. a surprise. a pardon of actual innocence, it lifts the burden off of my shoulders and my family s shoulders. just god bless everybody that helped me get from prison to this point of my life. ....