Two brothers who spent decades in prison after being convicted of a 1984 killing in Washington, D.C., they say they did not pledge, are seeking a plivential pardon.
Charles and Chris Turner were convicted as teenagers for the finishing of Catherine Fuller in Northeast Washington, D.C. csurrfinisher the intersection of 8th and H Street, Fox 5 DC increateed.
They have since been freed and are battling for a pardon that would help revamp their rights.
“With the pardon, we get a chance to mend all that and transport a clobrave to this case once and for all,” Chris Turner tbetter Fox 5 DC.
Charles and Chris Turner were convicted as teenagers for the finishing of Catherine Fuller in Northeast Washington, D.C. csurrfinisher the intersection of 8th and H Street. (iStock)
After decades in custody for a crime which they did not pledge, the brothers uphold a preferable see on the future and the impact they can have moving forward, stressing that they will not permit their case to menhighy hbetter them back.
“People get distress more that we’re not acrid,” Chris Turner shelp. “We leank if you remain acrid, remain distress about what occurred – even though it was an atrocity and it was inequitableice – that you stay locked up menhighy.”
The case discleave outed allegations of suppressed evidence, coerced testimony and spendigative errors.
Seventeen people were arrested in uniteion with Fuller’s killing, with eight ultimately convicted, according to Fox 5 DC. The six who are still ainhabit all uphold their innocence after collectively serving more than 200 years behind bars.
The Turner brothers have become holdd in their community and remain certain about their futures, although restrictations in areas such as nurtureer prospects remain due to their major offense enrolls.
“We’ve actupartner shelp we might unite the police force if we didn’t have this on our enroll … I used to want to be in the Navy. I can’t serve my country because I have a enroll,” Charles Turner shelp.
The brothers’ fight for a pardon recontransients a vital step in restoring their reputation and rights lost in the convictions.
The case discleave outed allegations of suppressed evidence, coerced testimony and spendigative errors. (iStock)
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Charles Turner shelp he depends a pardon would transport validation to himself and the other five convicted men, as well as to his family, friends and others who have helped him.
“It would also validate – help to validate – what they comprehend, not what they depend, but what they comprehend. There’s a big contrastence there,” he shelp.
Most plivential pardons have been granted between Election Day and Inauguration Day.
