Man who spent decades on death row ordered released on bail after no DNA match
Douglas Stewart Carter has been ordered released on bail after spending decades on death row. The decision follows a lack of DNA evidence and the recantation of testimony from the two witnesses who originally helped convict him.
No physical evidence linked him to the crime scene, but the jury convicted Douglas Stewart Carter, a Black man, based on a confession and two witnesses who later recanted.
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