Donate Sharpe was finally freed after spending 24 years in prison for a crime he did not commit even after a key witness had "entirely made up" her testimony
A man who spent 24 years in jail for a murder he did not commit after a key witness lied has been finally freed.
A man who spent 24 years in jail for a murder he did not commit after a key witness lied has been finally freed.
Not only had Johnson withdraw her initial testimony, if tried again she would testify that "she was not present at the time of the shooting and that her trial testimony was entirely made up based on what she saw on television and what investigators told her."
In addition to that, the medical examiner of the trial, Dr Mary Gilliand only learned of Johnson's false testimony "well after the trial was over" and if called to a retrial would testify that Johnson's initial description of the shooting was "medically and scientifically impossible."
Sharpe is now eligible to apply for compensation of up to $750,000 after losing decades of his life, $50,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment.
But he is only getting $750,000.
I have seen some articles say he was 26 years.
Dontae Sharpe Was Pardoned After Wrongfully Serving 26 Years In Prison for Murder - INDY Week
Dontae Sharpe: US man wrongfully imprisoned for 26 years pardoned - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59270426
Which comes out to $31,250 a year for 24 years and $28,846.15 a year for 26 years.
I hope he slaps her for a large civil suit.