An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent 30 years in prison for a 1987 rape and burglary in Ada. Post-conviction DNA testing from a rape kit showed Perry Lott, now 61, did not commit the crime. Pontotoc County District Judge Steven Kessinger issued a final order that vacates Lott’s conviction and permanently dismisses the case. Lott was released from prison in 2018 after the DNA results first came to light, but only after agreeing to a deal with former District Attorney Paul Smith to mod
FILE - This photo provided by the Innocence Project shows Perry Lott, center, smiling as he leaves court in Oklahoma City, July 9, 2018, with his daughter Candace Brown, left, and Antoinette Brown, who was his fiancé at the time he was arrested, after being freed from prison when the Innocence Project presented DNA evidence it says excluded him from the crime. An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday, Oct.
“I have never lost hope that this day would come,” Lott, 61, said in a statement. “I had faith that the truth would prevail, even after 35 long years.Boomer Sooner: Gabriel tosses late TD pass as No. 12 Oklahoma beats No. 3 Texas in Red River rivalryafter the DNA results first came to light, but only after agreeing to a deal with former District Attorney Paul Smith to modify his sentence. The agreement allowed Lott to leave prison and remain free while his motion to vacate was litigated.
“Five years ago, all evidence pointed to his innocence, but he was denied justice,” Innocence Project Senior Staff Attorney Adnan Sultan said in a statement. “We are grateful to District Attorney Erik Johnson for his commitment to righting this wrong.”requires a conviction to be vacated in order for a wrongfully convicted person to be able to seek up to $175,000 in compensation from the state.
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