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71-Year-Old Douglas Carter Released from Utah Death Row After 41 Years

Douglas Carter, a 71-year-old man who spent four decades on death row in Utah, has been released after new DNA evidence excluded him from the 1985 murder for which he was convicted. His case, marred by police misconduct, prompted a judge to grant bail, and prosecutors have since dropped the death penalty against him, stating that the DNA evidence does not match Carter. As he walks out of Utah County Jail, he awaits a new trial, reflecting on a long battle against wrongful conviction.
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