Utah prosecutors drop death penalty after new DNA evidence shows man is not match in 1985 killing
Utah prosecutors have dropped the death penalty for 71-year-old Douglas Stewart Carter. The decision follows new DNA evidence that excluded him from a 1985 murder case.
Utah prosecutors dropped the death penalty for Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, after new DNA evidence excluded him from a 1985 murder.
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