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| Inmate cleared by DNA leaves prison |
| By Chicago Tribune |
| Published: 09/01/2004 |
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A man wrongly convicted of rape, kidnapping and robbery was freed Tuesday after 17 years in prison--exonerated by a new test of DNA evidence and "unusually" helpful prosecutors. Clarence Harrison had been sentenced to life in prison in 1987 on charges of sexually assaulting a hospital worker. DeKalb County prosecutors were "unusually" helpful with Harrison's case, said Aimee Maxwell of the Georgia Innocence Project, which represented Harrison. After Harrison asked the group for help last year, the district attorney's office found evidence stashed in an old box. The new DNA test confirmed Harrison was not guilty. |
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