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Shut out of Innocence Commission hearing, Durham man seeks pardon after conviction thrown out

Five years after prosecutors decided against retrying the case and dismissed all charges against Derrick Michael Allen, he is still fighting to be compensated for the years he spent in prison before his conviction was overturned.
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Five years after prosecutors decided against retrying the case and dismissed all charges against Derrick Michael Allen, he is still fighting to be compensated for the years he spent in prison before his conviction was overturned.

Reporter : Cullen Browder
Photographer : Vinnie Boccanfuso
Web Editor : Matthew Burns
Posted 2021-10-18T09:03:00-0400 - Updated 2021-10-18T19:17:57-0400