Man who spent decades on death row ordered released on bail after no DNA match
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.
Utah judge releases 71-year-old Douglas Stewart Carter, who spent decades on death row for a 1985 murder, after newly analyzed DNA evidence did not match him. Carter was convicted based on a coerced confession and two witnesses who later recanted, despite no physical evidence linking him to the crime scene. The state Supreme Court ordered a new trial last year due to misconduct by investigators.
Judge Derek Pullan ordered Carter to wear a GPS monitor and avoid contact with the victim's family, citing the need to address the trauma of his extended incarceration.
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