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The Shocking Truth: How a Man Spent 5 Years in Jail for Crimes He Didn't Commit
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The Shocking Truth: How a Man Spent 5 Years in Jail for Crimes He Didn't Commit

How the ‘thinnest case ever’ put an innocent man behind bars.

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Jeff Charles
Sep 21, 2023
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The case of Demetrius Smith, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and first-degree assault and spent over five years in prison, is a somber reminder of the flaws in our criminal justice system. Smith’s story underscores how a miscarriage of justice can happen to anyone—and it almost always carries devastating consequences for the i…

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