Name | Crime Accused Of |
Year Convicted |
Idientified by Victim |
Year Exonerated By DNA |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gilbert Alejandro | rape | 1990 | Yes | 1994 |
A. B. Butler | rape | 1983 | Yes | 2000 |
Kevin Byrd | rape | 1985 | Yes | 1997 |
Roy Criner | rape/murder | 1990 | 2000 | |
Richard Danziger | rape/murder | 1990 | 2001 | |
Wiley Fountain | rape | 1986 | Yes | 2002 |
Donald Wayne Good* | rape | 1983 | Yes | 2004 |
Entre Nax Karage** | murder | 1997 | Yes | 2005 |
Carlos Lavernia | rape | 1985 | Yes | 2000 |
Brandon Moon | rape | 1988 | Yes | 2004 |
Chris Ochoa | rape/murder | 1990 | 2001 | |
David Pope | rape | 1986 | Yes | 2001 |
Anthony Robinson | rape | 1987 | Yes | 2000 |
George Rodriguez | rape | 1987 | Yes | 2004 |
Ben Salazar | rape | 1992 | Yes | 1997 |
Josiah Sutton | rape | 1998 | Yes | 2004 |
Victor Thomas | rape | 1986 | Yes | 2001 |
Keith Turner | rape | 1983 | Yes | 2005 |
Calvin Washington | murder | 1987 | 2001 | |
Mark Webb | rape | 1987 | Yes | 2001 |
*Still in prison for another offense. | ||||
**Free from prison. Prosecutor has filed a motion to dismiss charge. |
Feature
Body of Evidence
Since 1994, twenty Texans have been exonerated by post-conviction DNA tests. Sixteen of them, like Steven Phillips, were put behind bars largely on the basis of testimony by the victim