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Fantastic news! Willie George Shaw, wrongfully incarcerated for nearly six years for a crime he did not commit, has been exonerated and released from prison! This is the Wrongful Conviction Clinic’s 10th exoneration. Check out the article below!

Exoneration of Willie Shaw marks 10th secured by Wrongful Convictions Clinic News PUBLISHED:January 19, 2021 SHARE THIS STORY Exoneration of Willie Shaw marks 10th secured by Wrongful Convictions Clinic Heading Willie George Shaw was released on Jan. 19 after serving nearly six years in prison following an Alford plea for a crime he didn’t commit. Steven Dallas ’21, Mega...

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Today we held our annual Thanksgiving celebration with Duke Law Innocence Project and Wrongful Convictions Clinic student members and attorneys, as well as some of our incredible clients and their families and friends. We were blessed to have two of Duke Law Innocence Project's newest exonerees, Mr. Charles Ray Finch and Mr. Dontae Sharpe, with us. Mr. Scott Pierpoint, a 2010 Duke Law Innocence Project exoneree, and Mr. Darryl Howard, a 2016 Innocence Project exoneree, also joined us for the occasion.