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Prosecutors not dropping 1985 murder charges after DNA points away from Douglas Carter

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PROVO — The Utah County Attorney's Office is moving forward with charges against a man whose conviction was overturned after years on death row, despite a recent DNA test distancing him from the crime scene. Douglas Carter attended Tuesday's hearing in street clothes for the first time in a while since he was released on bail in late September.

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