Kirk L. Odom, a convicted Washington D.C. man who served 22 years in prison, for a crime that Odom did not commit. Back in 1981, Kirk L. Odom was found guilty by a Supreme Court Judge, for the rape and robbery of a woman, in her apartment, in Washington D.C.. According to the Washington Post, since 2009 he is one of 5 of rape or murder convicts, that have been vacated based on erroneous forensics and testimony by elite FBI hair experts. Also, The Washington Post gives statistics and years, for rape and murder convictions, and who goes about trying to solve them. When the evidence proves the convicted guilty, like Kirk, the inmate should be exonerated and compensated for his time. But this is not always followed to a point in the court of law. Relating to Kirk L. Odom’s exoneration, Although his prison term ended in 2003, he was still a registered sex …show more content…
For example, Karl A. Racine’s quote shows much respect. On the contrary, Racine is trying to protect the federal government and courts, who put Odom behind bars in 1982. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine- "We have great sympathy for Mr. Odom," Racine said. "However, we respectfully believe that the District should not have to pay the amount ordered in a case in which it was not involved in prosecuting or convicting the plaintiff, and in which the federal government has already paid Mr. Odom the maximum amount identified by Congress for his incarceration." Donald Eugene Gates, a D.C. man who was convicted of Rape and Murder of a teen. Donald spent a total of 28 years in prison. To set the time period and show the longevity of Donald Eugene Gates' sentence, we know that Donald E. Gates went to prison in 1981. This was Ronald Reagan's first year in the Oval Office. In sports, Tiger Woods was 5 years old and appeared on "That's Incredible", The Oakland Raiders won the Super Bowl and Motorola didn't put out the first commercial cellphone until two years