Glen Edward Chapman, an innocent man recently released from prison after over a decade on death row, spoke at Elon University School of Law on March 16 about his successful struggle to prove his innocence.
He was joined by Dr. Pamela Laughon, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at UNC-Asheville, who was a member of the team that helped free Chapman and provided him with housing after his release from prison. The event was sponsored by the Elon University Innocence Project®.
Click here to read a report about the event published by The Pendulum, Elon University’s Student Newspaper.
Convicted of two 1992 murders, Chapman was granted a new trial in November of 2007, when Superior Court Judge Robert C. Ervin discovered that the lead detectives on the case had withheld evidence of Chapman’s innocence and lied on the stand at trial. Chapman was released from prison in April of 2008 after spending over 14 years on death row for a murder he did not commit.
The Elon University Innocence Project®, in affiliation with the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence, reviews and investigates innocence claims made by prisoners incarcerated in North Carolina. The fundamental goal of the project is to review files and, upon discovery of a valid innocence claim, assist prisoners in challenging their wrongful convictions. This project gives law students the opportunity to review, investigate and make recommendations on real criminal cases.