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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
2.75 |
Year Crime: |
1981 |
Year Convicted: |
1996 |
Year Cleared: |
1998 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
North Carolina |
County or Region of Crime: |
Avery |
City of Crime: |
Newland |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Carey Clark was wrongly convicted on March 28, 1996 of first-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Davis on June 17, 1981 in Newland, North Carolina. Clark was sentenced to life in prison. " |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
51 |
Age When Released: |
54 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Carey Clark, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4750 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org