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Charlotte Gilmore Durante of Delray Beach, Florida has inspired the Durante Legal Defense & Advocacy to help the Wrongfully Convicted. In 1978, Charlotte G. Durante was elected the first African American woman Commissioner of the City of Delray Beach, Florida. She also established the first black-owned realty and insurance agency in Southern Palm Beach County, Florida
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Durante
Legal Defense & Advocacy
Inspired by the wrongful conviction
of Charlotte
Gilmore Durante
In
2010 Charlotte G. Durante was arrested and falsely accused of an alleged white
collar crime. On April 15, 2013 Charlotte G. Durante was wrongfully convicted
in Palm Beach County, Florida. She was levied a deliberately excessive bail of
$503,000 with rare and strict requirements thus she has remained in jail for
more than 3 years although she is a community servant with no prior criminal
record. In 1978 she was elected City
Commissioner in Delray Beach, Florida and became the first African American
woman elected in Delray Beach. During the trial and closing arguments, the
Prosecution Team focused on a false allegation that during Charlotte G.
Durante’s arrest on May 26, 2010 and while her hands were handcuff from behind,
she allegedly grabbed the gun of the arresting Delray Beach Police Detective
who was walking directly in front of Charlotte G. Durante while another police
officer was holding Durante’s right arm because Durante has balance problems. This was the Prosecution Teams sole focus
during the closing arguments for the trial although Charlotte G. Durante was
never arrested for neither charged with grabbing the arresting police officer’s
gun. The trial consisted of 5,000 pages of evidence but the jury only
deliberated for 12 minutes and rendered a guilty verdict. An injustice has been served against
Charlotte G. Durante who is now suffering from a brain tumor that can cause
sudden blindness along with pain from other health ailments. She is facing 30
years in prison because of the wrongful conviction. Pleas are being made to the
court for Time Served and the current presiding attorney for Durante submitted
a Motion for a New Trial. Click here for Motion for New Trial. For more information, Visit CharlotteDurante.org.
E-mail: cgdurante@aol.com or innocent@charlottedurante.org
Mission & Purpose of the Durante Legal Defense & Advocacy:
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Durante Legal Defense & Advocacy
is not a law firm but a volunteer advocacy group that consults with lawyers and
other legal professionals.
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This organization will review,
consider and discerningly select cases of the falsely accused and wrongfully
convicted where evidence clearly supports innocence.
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Help to
advocate for innocent people who are falsely accused and wrongfully convicted
thus denied the justice that is afforded to them as human beings and by the US
Constitution
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Help to
increase awareness about cases where innocent people are falsely accused and
wrongfully convicted thus denied the justice that is afforded to them as human
beings and by the US Constitution.
· Help to
provide resource information for innocent people who are falsely accused and
wrongfully convicted thus denied the justice that is afforded to them as human
beings and by the US Constitution.
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Help to
advocate for reasonable bails where innocent people have been falsely accused
and arrested and levied with deliberately excessive bails.
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Will also coordinate
prayer circles for innocent people who have been falsely accused and wrongfully
convicted.
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Encourage minorities to
apply for Judge Appointments in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Encourage minority representation
and representation of people on different income levels to serve on the local
committee that nominates Judges for Palm Beach County.
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Encourage the Governor of Florida
to consider more minorities for Judge appointments in Palm Beach County,
Florida
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Encourage more judicial elections
in Palm Beach County because most Judges serve unopposed.
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Encourage minorities to run
for the elected position of State Attorney-Palm Beach County
According to the
National Center on Wrongful Convictions at the Bluhm Legal Clinic at
Northwestern University Law School, some of the causes of wrongful convictions
include False & Misleading Evidence;
Perjury from Witnesses against the Defendant; Inadequate Legal Representation
for the Defense (the accused) and
Official Misconduct of the Prosecutors, Police Detectives and Other
Governmental Officials. Click here for the Center on Wrongful Convuctions
Durante Legal
Defense & Advocacy is registered with the IRS and the State of Florida.
Click here for Charlotte G. Durante's Bio
