{"id":200823,"date":"2021-03-08T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T21:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=200823"},"modified":"2021-03-08T16:45:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T21:45:09","slug":"he-was-wrongly-convicted-of-rape-and-spent-40-years-in-prison-now-hes-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-wrongly-convicted-of-rape-and-spent-40-years-in-prison-now-hes-free\/","title":{"rendered":"He Was Wrongly Convicted Of Rape And Spent 40 Years In Prison. Now He\u2019s Free."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhe-was-wrongly-convicted-of-rape-and-spent-40-years-in-prison-now-hes-free%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=200823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-586206166-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A Georgia man wrongly convicted of rape was released in late February after spending 40 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>In 1981, Terry Lamar Talley was \u201cwrongfully convicted of three counts of rape and three counts of attempted rape in 1981, and faced multiple life sentences,\u201d WRBL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrbl.com\/news\/local-news\/lagrange-bureau\/lagrange-man-wrongfully-convicted-of-rape-freed-after-40-years-reunited-with-family\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was hard going to court, you know, sitting there listening to them accusing him of all, all these raping things and I knew, I knew from my heart that he did not do it,\u201d Talley\u2019s mother, Joann, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>But with the help of the Georgia Innocence Project, Talley was finally released on February 23 and reunited with his family.<\/p>\n<p>Talley\u2019s sister did some research, WRBL reported, and convinced him to reach out to GIP, which he did so in 2004. The organization agreed to take his case, and two years later filed an Extraordinary motion for New Trial Post Conviction DNA testing to get Talley\u2019s sentence overturned. Clare Gilbert, executive director of GIP, told WRBL that one of the issues in Talley\u2019s case was evidence of someone \u201cmaking false statements on the witness stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, testing determined that the DNA evidence found on the victims did not come from Talley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my professional opinion, as well as the people that have been involved in this investigation with me, is, there were investigative leads and suspects that were not thoroughly followed up on in 1981,\u201d said Sgt. Mark Cavendar, who works in the LaGrange Police Department\u2019s Criminal Investigation Section.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Judge Quillian Baldwin granted Talley a new trial. Police were then able to identify a second suspect in the decades-old case. That suspect was asked to provide a DNA sample in 2017 but refused. In 2020, this second suspect was given a warrant to collect his DNA, which ended up matching the DNA evidence taken during the original sexual assault investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The new evidence allowed Talley\u2019s case to be reopened, with the Troup County District Attorney\u2019s Office saying that the new evidence was enough to release Talley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a mother, I feel like he was born all over again from a baby up to now,\u201d Joann said of being reunited with her son. \u201cI can enjoy the life here with him that I have missed for so many years and we can rejoice together and learn more about each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once released, Talley\u2019s first stop was to see his mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey embraced me like I had never left, that\u2019s the type of love they show, that\u2019s our family love, I appreciated it,\u201d Talley said of his family.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire has previously reported, DNA evidence continues to help those wrongfully convicted of heinous crimes go free. In mid-February, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/he-spent-23-years-in-prison-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-now-hes-suing\">reported<\/a> the story of Ian Simmers, who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he didn\u2019t commit. In the Simmers case, DNA evidence determined he could not have committed the crime and he was released from prison in 2019. He\u2019s now suing King County in Washington State, the city of Bothell, and several members of law enforcement. In January, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/he-spent-nearly-20-years-in-prison-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-he-was-just-released\">reported<\/a> that David Faulkner was released after spending 20 years in prison for a murder he didn\u2019t commit. DNA also excluded him as the perpetrator.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Georgia man wrongly convicted of rape was released in late February after spending 40 years in prison. In 1981, Terry Lamar Talley was \u201cwrongfully convicted of three counts of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310303,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-586206166-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"He Was Wrongly Convicted Of Rape And Spent 40 Years In Prison. 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