Charles Chatman

Charles Chatman (~ 1961 (age 49–50)) served 26 years in prison due to a wrongful conviction. He had been convicted in 1981 and sentenced to life in prison. He was released on 3 January 2008. Chatman became the 15th inmate from Dallas County since 2001 to be exonerated by DNA testing.^[1] He stated that race was a factor in his conviction. "I was convicted because a black man committed a crime against a white woman."^[2] Chatman was represented by Michelle Moore and Jeff Blackburn, attorneys for the Innocence Project of Texas.^[3]

Artistic Responses to the Chatman Case

In 2009, New York City Poet Jeanann Verlee wrote "Resurrection," a poem written in the voice of Charles Chatman. The poem was broadcast on the August 31, 2009 Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast.

References

1. ^ "DNA clears man in prison for 26 years". Associated Press. January 3, 2008. 
2. ^ "Texas Man Freed After 26 Years in Prison". The Guardian. January 3, 2008. 
3. ^ Innocence Project of Texas | Home |

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Name	Chatman, Charles
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Date of birth	1961
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