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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
38.75 |
Year Crime: |
1975 |
Year Convicted: |
1976 |
Year Cleared: |
2014 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
North Carolina |
County or Region of Crime: |
Granville |
City of Crime: |
Butner |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Willie Henderson Womble |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On October 17, 2014 a three-judge panel ruled that clear and convincing new evidence proved Willie Henderson Womble was actually innocent of participating in the November 1975 murder of Roy Brent Bullock and vacated his conviction. Womble was released later that day after almost 39 years in custody." |
Defendant Aided By: |
North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
21 |
Age When Released: |
60 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"After 38 years, judges exonerate Durham man convicted of first-degree murder, By Thomasi McDonald (Staff writer), Charlotte News-Observer (Charlotte, NC), October 17, 2014" |
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http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/17/4241658/after-38-years-judges-exonerate.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org