| James Lee Woodard | ||
 | Incident Date: 12/31/80 Jurisdiction: TX Charge: Murder Conviction: Murder Sentence: Life |
Year of Conviction: 1981 Exoneration Date: 9/30/09 Sentence Served: 27 Years Real perpetrator found? Not Yet Contributing Causes: Eyewitness Misidentification, Government Misconduct Compensation? Not Yet |
James Lee Woodard was freed in Texas on April 29, 2008 after DNA testing obtained by the Innocence Project of Texas proved his innocence of a 1980 rape in Dallas. He was officially exonerated on September 30, 2009, when he received a pardon from Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Visit the Innocence Blog for more on Woodard's case.
| James Lee Woodard | ||
| Incident Date: 12/31/80 Jurisdiction: TX Charge: Murder Conviction: Murder Sentence: Life |
Year of Conviction: 1981 Exoneration Date: 9/30/09 Sentence Served: 27 Years Real perpetrator found? Not Yet Contributing Causes: Eyewitness Misidentification, Government Misconduct Compensation? Not Yet |