Conviction review
Convictions that were overturned, and innocence claims courts are ruling on this week. Read what the evidence was and where it broke.
Glen Woodall
Glen Dale Woodall was a victim of a miscarriage of justice in West Virginia. He was an itinerant gravedigger and handyman, who was sent to prison for a crime that DNA evidence has subsequently cleared him of. Samples of his blood were sent to the state crime lab and were matched to two sexual assaults at the Huntington Mall by state crime lab serology expert Fred Zain.
2000 · West VirginiaExonerated 2000Larry Holdren
In 1984, Larry Holdren was wrongly convicted of a sexual assault he did not commit in West Virginia. He was later exonerated in 2000.
1995 · West VirginiaExonerated 1995William O’Dell Harris
William O’Dell Harris was wrongly convicted of a 1984 rape based on improper forensic testimony and eyewitness misidentification.
1995 · West VirginiaExonerated 1995Dewey Davis
In 1987, Dewey Davis was wrongly convicted of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and abduction in West Virginia.
1995 · West VirginiaExonerated 1995Gerald Davis
In 1986, Gerald Davis was wrongly convicted of kidnapping and two counts of sexual assault in West Virginia.
1999 · West VirginiaExonerated 1999James Richardson
In 1989, James Richardson was wrongly convicted of a rape and murder in West Virginia. He was later exonerated in 1999.
1992 · West VirginiaExonerated 1992Glen Woodall
In 1987, Glen Woodall was wrongly convicted of multiple rapes in West Virginia. He was later exonerated in 1992.
2021 · West VirginiaExonerated 2021Philip Barnett
On Oct. 5, 2021, prosecutors in Cabell County, West Virginia, dismissed murder charges against Philip Barnett, his brother Nathaniel, and Justin Black.