STORY: "Hickory man indicted for 1980's rape," by reporter Skip Marsden, published in the Hickory Daily record on March 8, 2013.
GIST: “This case originated out of an inquiry by the Innocence
Commission inquiry into a 1980’s rape for which Willie Grimes was
sentenced to life,” said Noelle Talley, spokesperson for the North
Carolina Department of Justice. “The District Attorney requested the SBI
to look into a rape that occurred in the 1970s, which resulted in (the)
arrest.” District Attorney Jay Gaither said the state
investigation uncovered evidence that led to Turner’s arrest. He said
the charge came from the statute that was in effect at the time of the
offense. There is no statute of limitations on a felony, Gaither said. Grimes was arrested for the rape of a 69-year-old
woman in Hickory in October 1987. Grimes, then 41, went to the Hickory
Police Department on learning he was wanted for questioning......... Grimes maintained his innocence throughout his trial
and the ensuing years of imprisonment. He was able to convince the
commission to investigate his case. The commission, after digging
through existing evidence and searching for missing evidence, decided
unanimously to refer the case to a three-judge panel for review. Grimes was unanimously found innocent of the charges
against him by the panel when lead judge David Lee paraphrased the Rev.
Martin Luther King’s famous 1963 speech and said, “Free at last. Free at
last. Thank God Almighty. Thank Jehovah, Willie Grimes is free at
last.”"
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/article_35422874-883e-11e2-9d12-0019bb30f31a.html
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/article_35422874-883e-11e2-9d12-0019bb30f31a.html
See previous post: "In court the prosecution said there was a strand of hair belonging to a black man on the items of the white rape victim. In court the hair was never positively identified at Grimes’ hair, just the hair of an African American man.
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2012/10/willie-grimes-innocence-proven.html
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