Harland Carter's Conviction Is Overturned on These Grounds.

Harland carter was convicted of murder and sentenced to three years in prison. His family appealed the conviction, saying he should have been given more time because he was a child. The judge overturned his conviction on several grounds including that some witnesses for the state were discredited having been convicted of infamous crimes. As a young adult, as a free man, he enrolls in the university of texas but changes his name from harlan h a r l a n to horland - which means 'good boy'