Wilton Dedge Trial

How would you feel spending most of your life in prison for something you did not do? A man by the name of Wilton Dedge went through this exact situation. He was charged for sexuall battery, assault, and burglary. He was charged on 5/08/82 in Florida. Wilton was convicted by eyewitness identification, microscopic hair comparison, snitch testimony, and dog sniffing. He was later exonerated 22 years later, when the results excluded him as the contributor of the spermatozoa, conclusively proving his innocence for a second time. The reason this ties into The Crucible, because it suggest that no matter how little or how much evidence you have, anyone could be falsely accused and imprisoned for something they did not do.

After reading, DNA testing is has the biggest reason why people have been exonerated. An estimate of about 336 people have been exonerated by DNA testing and 20 of them who have served time on death row. “ To date 336 people in the United States have been exonerated by DNA testing, including 20 who served time on death row.” (“Exonerating the Innocent.”) This quote proves that I am credible, because it shows that I researched it, and found out facts about the innocent project.

This man had been accused for something he had never done. “In the early morning of May 4, 1992 the 3 year old of Kennedy Brewer’s girlfriend was abducted from her Mississippi home, raped and murdered.Her body was found two days later in a creek about 500 yards from the home.Kennedy Brewer immediately became a suspect.” (“Exonerating the Innocent") This is significant , because even though the suspect looked guilty further evidence proved his innocence. He ended up spending many years in prison for something he didn't