spent 26 years in a us prison in north carolina for a murder he did not commit. after proving his innocence, we follow dontae as he demands justice. people really don t know how going to prison for something you didn t do, a crime you didn t commit, especially for a long, long time. ..what it does to a person. i was accused of killing a white man in a drug deal gone bad. this is a case they re going to be teaching in law school 100 years from now. 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 n
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. 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
pleaded not guilty of the charges against her. now on bbc news, 26 years in a us prison in north carolina for a murder he didn t commit. we follow him as he demands justice. people really don t know how going to prison for something you didn t do, a crime you didn t commit, especially for a long, long time. ..what it does to a person. i was accused of killing a white man in a drug deal gone bad. this is a case they re going to be teaching in law school 100 years from now. what could dante 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 a
in north carolina for a murder he did not commit. after proving his innocence, we follow dontae as he demands justice. people really don t know how going to prison for something you didn t do, a crime you didn t commit, especially for a long, long time. ..what it does to a person. i was accused of killing a white man in a drug deal gone bad. this is a case they re going to be teaching in law school 100 years from now. what could dontae have become? it was a travesty ofjustice. it took 26 years to make it partially right. i was exonerated on august 22nd, 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
i was accused of killing a white man in a drug deal gone bad. this is a case they re going to be teaching in law school 100 years from now. what could dontae have become? it was a travesty ofjustice. it took 26 years to make it partially right. i was exonerated on august 22nd, 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 i intention for him to be standing here today. we need to see what he can still become. can i get my pardon? can i get my freedom? something that