Joseph Sledge
Time Served: 37 years
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State: North Carolina
Charge: murder
Conviction: Two counts of second-degree murder
Sentence: Two life sentences
Incident Date: 09/06/76
Conviction Date: 08/31/78
Exoneration Date: 01/23/15
Served: 37 years
Race of Defendant: African American
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Type of Forensic Science Problem: Hair Analysis
Type of Crime: Homicide Related
Contributing Causes of Conviction: Informants, Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: No
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: No
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