Doug Carter, twice sentenced to die, steps out from behind bars in Utah thanks to DNA analysis

Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, was released from a Utah jail after DNA analysis overturned his death row conviction.
For most of his life, Douglas Stewart Carter has been confined to a Utah prison cell. On a misty evening and at 71 years old, he emerged free of shackles or guards Monday, with his time on death row now behind him. As he strode out of the Utah County Jail, Carter smiled and pushed […]
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