Man freed on bail from death row after DNA excludes him

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 22:32 · Archive

Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, has been released on bail from death row after DNA evidence excluded him from a 1985 murder.

Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, has been released on bail from Utah's death row after DNA evidence excluded him from a 1985 murder. He had spent more than four decades on death row, convicted on the basis of a confession and two witnesses who later recanted, despite no physical evidence linking him to the crime scene. He will wear a GPS monitoring device until his new trial begins.

How it is being reported

• Utah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killingDouglas Carter, 71, who has spent more than four decades on death row, released on bail until new trial begins A Utah man who has spent more than four decades on death row was released from jail after newly analyzed DNA evidence showed that he was not connected to a 1985 homicide. Douglas Stewart Carter, now 71, walked out of the Utah county jail late Monday night after a judge ordered his release on bail. He will have to wear a GPS monitoring device until a new trial begins. Continue reading...Guardian World · 29 Sept, 21:12
• Man who spent decades on death row bailed as DNA casts doubt on murder caseDouglas Carter spent decades on death row at Utah State Prison (Picture: AP) Douglas Stewart Carter spent nearly 40 years on death row for a murder that he says he didn’t commit. On Monday, the 71-year-old walked out of a Utah jail on bail after new DNA tests failed to link him to evidence from…Metro · 29 Sept, 16:16
• Utah man, 71, released from death row after DNA evidence excludes him in 1985 killingDouglas Stewart Carter, 71, was released from Utah's death row after DNA evidence excluded him from a 1985 murder. He now awaits a new trial.New York Post · 29 Sept, 08:13
• Man who spent decades on death row ordered released on bail after no DNA matchNo physical evidence linked him to the crime scene, but the jury convicted Douglas Stewart Carter, a Black man, based on a confession and two witnesses who later recanted.CBS News · 29 Sept, 01:58

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