After 36 years in prison following what authorities say was a false conviction, three men in their early fifties are preparing to enter adulthood on the outside for the first time
Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were granted a writ of innocence after being convicted of first-degree murder of a middle school student, DeWitt Duckett."That was hell," Chestnut said of his experience in jail."That was miserable."Chestnut and Watkins were 16 at the time of their arrest and Stewart was 17. The men are now in their early fifties preparing to enter adulthood on the outside for the first time. At least two have never driven a car before.
Evidence hidden from the defenseLawyers involved in the case said they were"horrified" to see the amount of exculpatory evidence that was hidden from the defense team and jury. Both the suspects and trial witnesses, all minors, were interrogated by police without their parents. Potential witnesses were interviewed in a group and told to"get their story together," according to Chestnut's lawyers.
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