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The State of Texas is home to more verified wrongful convictions than any other state in the Nation. 40 individuals have been exonerated by DNA testing, and several more have had their wrongful convictions overturned on other grounds.
The following individuals have been exonerated via the use of DNA testing in Texas.
- Gilbert Alejandro, 3.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 1994
- Kevin Byrd, 12 years incarcerated, exonerated in 1997
- Ben Salazar, 5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 1997
- A.B. Butler, 16 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2000
- Roy Criner, 10 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2000
- Carlos Lavernia, 15 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2000
- Anthony Robinson, 10 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2000
- David Pope, 15 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2001
- Calvin Washington, 13 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2001
- Mark Webb, 10 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2001
- Richard Danzinger, 11 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2002
- Chris Ochoa, 11.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2002
- Victor Thomas, 15 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2002
- Wiley Fountain, 16 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2003
- Donald Good, 13.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2004
- Josiah Sutton, 4.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2004
- Entre Karage, 6.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2005
- Brandon Moon, 17 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2005
- Keith Turner, 4 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2005
- George Rodriguez, 17 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2005
- Arthur Mumphrey, 17.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2006
- Billy Miller, 22 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2006
- Eugene Henton, 1.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2006
- Billy Smith, 19 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2006
- Larry Fuller, 19.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2007
- Andrew Gossett, 7 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2007
- Greg Wallis, 17 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2007
- James Waller, 10 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2007
- James Giles, 10 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2007
- Steven Phillips, 24 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2008
- Ronald Taylor, 12 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2008
- Charles Chatman, 26.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2008
- Michael Blair, 13.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2008
- Thomas McGowan, 23 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2008
- Patrick Waller, 15.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2008
- Ricardo Rachell, 5.5 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2009
- Timothy Cole, 13 years incarcerated (passed away in prison), exonerated in 2009
- Johnnie Lindsey, 27 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2009
- James Woodard, 27 years incarcerated, formally pardoned in 2009
- Jerry Lee Evans, 23 years incarcerated, exonerated in 2009
To read more about the stories of several Texas DNA exonerees, click on the links below.