Conviction review
Convictions that were overturned, and innocence claims courts are ruling on this week. Read what the evidence was and where it broke.
Marvin Mitchell
In 1990, Marvin Mitchell was wrongly convicted of a rape in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was later exonerated in 1997.
2000 · MassachusettsExonerated 2000Neil Miller
In 1990, Neil Miller was wrongly convicted of rape and robbery he did not commit in Massachusetts. He was later exonerated in 2000.
2004 · MassachusettsExonerated 2004Stephan Cowans
On February 2, 2004, Stephan Cowans was exonerated by DNA testing of the armed assault and and attempted murder of a police officer.
2001 · MassachusettsExonerated 2001Kenneth Waters
In 1983, Kenneth Waters was wrongly convicted of a murder in Massachusetts. He was later exonerated in 2001.
2003 · MassachusettsExonerated 2003Dennis Maher
In 1984, Dennis Maher was wrongly convicted of a rape and an assault he did not commit in Massachusetts. He was later exonerated in 2003.
2001 · MassachusettsExonerated 2001Eduardo Velasquez
In 1988, Eduardo Velasquez was wrongly convicted of an aggravated rape in Massachusetts. He was later exonerated in 2001.
2000 · MassachusettsExonerated 2000Eric Sarsfield
In 1987, Eric Sarsfield was wrongly convicted of a rape he did not commit in Massachusetts. He was later exonerated in 2000.
2022 · MassachusettsExonerated 2022Barry Jacobson
In 2022, Barry Jacobson was exonerated of setting fire to his vacation home in Richmond, Massachusetts more than 40 years earlier.
2017 · MassachusettsExonerated 2017George Perrot
In 2017, George Perrot was exonerated after 30 years in prison when his conviction, based on flawed FBI hair analysis, was overturned.
2001 · MassachusettsExonerated 2001Ulysses Rodriguez Charles
In 2001, Ulysses Rodriguez Charles was exonerated of a sexual assault and robbery he did not commit in Boston, Massachusetts.