From death row to 30 years jail life, these blacks were wrongfully incarcerated

Mohammed Awal December 03, 2019
From death row to 30 years jail life, these blacks were  wrongfully incarcerated
Carlos Weeks walks free after 26 years behind bars. Pic credit: NY Daily New

Carlos Weeks 

He was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison for a murder he did not commit as a result of false testimony.

Weeks gained his freedom after the witness in his trial recanted her statement and admitted she lied.

Weeks was convicted for the 1993 shooting and murder of 21-year-old Frank Davis outside the Tompkins Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He also faced an additional charge of injuring a 10-year-old girl in the alleged incident.

During his trial, two sisters, Lorraine and Carmella Taylor, testified they saw Weeks committing the crime from the window of their 12th-floor apartment.

But investigations by the DA’s Conviction Review Unit found the two witnesses not credible and moved to vacate the case.

Last Edited by:Kent Mensah Updated: December 3, 2019

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