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Cornelius Dupree - Texas' Newest Exoneree

By Steve Hall

The updated AP report is, "Texan declared innocent after 30 years in prison," written by Jeff Carlton. A Texas man who served 30 years in prison for a rape and robbery he did not commit had his conviction overturned Tuesday after having served 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 test results came back proving his innocence. "It's a joy to be free again," Dupree said after the ruling in a Dallas courtroom...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 04, 2011 (boomark / email).