Edward George Carter

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	35.43
Year Crime:	1974
Year Convicted:	1975
Year Cleared:	2010
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Michigan
County or Region of Crime:	Wayne
City of Crime:	Detroit
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Edward George Carter was wrongly convicted in 1975 of sexual assault and armed robbery in 1974 in Detroit, Michigan. After his conviction by a jury Edward Carter was sentenced to life in prison. A post-conviction investigation of Carter's case resulted in the discovery that his trial lawyer provided ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to request an analysis of fingerprints at the scene, failing to point out the semen collected was of a different blood type than Carter's semen, and failing to note a record establishing Carter was in police custody at the time of the crime. Based on that evidence Carter's conviction was vacated in 2010, the charges were dismissed, and he was released in 2010. On August 16, 2017 Carter was awarded compensation of $175,753 by the State of Michigan under the state wrongful imprisonment compensation statute enacted in 2017."
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Innocence Proved By:	In 2010 a motion by the Wayne County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges against Carter was granted.
Defendant Aided By:	University of Michigan Clinical Law program
Compensation Awarded:	"$1,760,000 (State of Michigan, 8-16-2017)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	19
Age When Released:	54
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Two former inmates win judgments against state in wrongful imprisonment suits, By Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, August 16, 2017"
Information Location 1:	http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/08/16/judgments-against-state-wrongful-imprisonment/573425001/
Information Source 2:	"Judge awards $2M to wrongfully convicted men under new law, By Emily Lawler, Detroit News, August 16, 2017"
Information Location 2:	http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/judge_awards_2m_to_wrongfully.html
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Edward George Carter

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

35.43

Year Crime:

1974

Year Convicted:

1975

Year Cleared:

2010

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Michigan

County or Region of Crime:

Wayne

City of Crime:

Detroit

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In 2010 a motion by the Wayne County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges against Carter was granted.

Defendant Aided By:

University of Michigan Clinical Law program

Compensation Awarded:

"$1,760,000 (State of Michigan, 8-16-2017)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

19

Age When Released:

54

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Two former inmates win judgments against state in wrongful imprisonment suits, By Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, August 16, 2017"

Information Location 1:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/08/16/judgments-against-state-wrongful-imprisonment/573425001/

Information Source 2:

"Judge awards $2M to wrongfully convicted men under new law, By Emily Lawler, Detroit News, August 16, 2017"

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http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/judge_awards_2m_to_wrongfully.html

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