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"A man imprisoned for 18 years for a rape he didn't commit has been officially declared innocent. A judge released 39-year-old Dwayne Allen Dail from prison in August after DNA showed he didn't rape a 12-year-old girl. Now, Gov. Mike Easley has signed a pardon of innocence for Dail, who was convicted in 1989 in Wayne County Superior Court. Dail refused a plea bargain before his trial that would have put him on probation for pleading guilty to a misdemeanor. The pardon is the fifth granted by Easley since he took office in 2001. Dail now is eligible to apply for a total of $360,000 compensation from the state."

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1914072/

[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 8:28 PM. Reason : and how far did it get you...]

10/10/2007 8:27:22 PM

an innocent man pleaded innocent. HOLY SHIT

10/10/2007 8:28:13 PM

that's what alford pleas are for

10/10/2007 8:30:25 PM

He could have plead guilty and practically been a free man, or stand up for himself and spend 18 of his best years in prison.

I don't think $360k can make up for that.

He should never have been convicted in the first place. He got Nifonged hard core.

10/10/2007 8:31:22 PM

he can sue for more.

10/10/2007 8:32:36 PM

first thing he should do when he gets free is kill that bitch

10/10/2007 8:33:04 PM

20k/yr

that ain't enough

10/10/2007 8:33:19 PM

new rule: any woman that falsely accuses a man of rape gets twice the sentence the man would have got where he convicted

10/10/2007 8:35:02 PM

i doubt the 12yo girl made it up

[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 8:37 PM. Reason : there was dna to test after all]

10/10/2007 8:36:41 PM

obv. you've never been a 12yo girl

10/10/2007 8:37:53 PM

Maybe the child was fatherless and the guy just used his initials when he introduced himself

10/10/2007 8:38:56 PM