DALLAS – A Texas man had his conviction overturned Tuesday for a rape & robbery [he DIDN'T commit] after serving 30 YEARS in prison, more time than any other inmate subsequently exonerated by DNA evidence in his state.
Cornelius Dupree Jr., 51, was formally cleared of the aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon conviction that had kept him behind bars from December 1979 until July of 2010. He served 30 years of his 75-year sentence before making parole in July. About a week later, DNA RESULTS came back proving his innocence.
"It's a joy to be free again," Dupree said after the ruling in a Dallas courtroom.
Dupree is the longest-serving inmate cleared by DNA EVIDENCE in Texas, which has freed 41 wrongly convicted inmates through DNA since 2001 — more than any other state.
I, personally think that this is horrific to have an INNOCENT person behind bars for a crime that they did NOT commit, for such an long period of time. "Time' is the one thing that can not be given back and to have this man spend 30 YEARS of his life in prison, away from his family and friends, and w/o any real connection to the outside world is without a doubt WRONG. Begging this person's pardon is simply NOT enough. An apology should be the least of the many things this man is given upon his release. There should be some extreme INCENTIVES that come along with being released from prison and the persons responsible for making such a mistake should be PUNISHED to the extreme also (a slap on the rist is just unacceptable)!
The terrible thing about the whole situation (as odd as it may sound) He is one of the LUCKY ones. There are many people who are serving time for a crime they did not commit & there are only rare occasions where innocent people are proven as such. SMH
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