Over the past five years, I’ve written quite a bit on this site about a young man by the name of Davontae Sanford. As you may recall, Davontae, who is developmentally disabled and blind in one eye, was taken into police custody in Detroit at the age of 14 for the murder of four people […]
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Davontae Staford, framed for four murders at the age of 14, is scheduled to return home tomorrow after serving nearly 9 years in prison
Posted in Civil Liberties, Detroit, Uncategorized Also tagged Davontae Sanford, hit man, injustice, Kym Worthy, murder, Vincent Smothers, wrongful imprisonment 37 Comments
Davontae Sanford, in prison for murders he almost certainly didn’t commit, finally gets national exposure in The New Yorker
Over the past three years, we’ve discussed the troubling case of Davontae Sanford several times. As you may recall, Davontae was taken into police custody in Detroit at the age of 14 for the murder of four people. We’re told that Davontae, who is developmentally disabled, and blind in one eye, confessed to the murders. […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Detroit Also tagged Christine Moellering, coerced confessions, confessions, Dateline NBC, Davontae Sanford, getting away with murder, Michael Russell, Michigan Court of Appeals, murder, murder for hire, murder mystery, prison, prison industrial complex, Runyon Street, Taminko Sanford, The Innocence Project, Vincent Smothers 30 Comments