Official Misconduct in Wrongful Death-Penalty Convictions

Evidence suppression, coercion, improper pressure and other official misconduct are among the recurring causes documented in U.S. death-row exonerations.

Why it matters in capital cases

Connected exoneration cases

– Jermaine Marlow Wright — Delaware; convicted 1992, exonerated 2026. – Kerry Max Cook — Texas; convicted 1978, exonerated 2024. – Daniel Gwynn — Pennsylvania; convicted 1995, exonerated 2024. – Glynn Ray Simmons — Oklahoma; convicted 1975, exonerated 2023. – Jesse Lee Johnson — Oregon; convicted 2004, exonerated 2023. – Alfred Dewayne Brown — Texas; convicted 2005, exonerated 2015. – Debra Milke — Arizona; convicted 1990, exonerated 2015. – Glenn Ford — Louisiana; convicted 1984, exonerated 2014. – Anthony Graves — Texas; convicted 1994, exonerated 2010. – Curtis Edward McCarty — Oklahoma; convicted 1986, exonerated 2007. – Nathson Fields — Illinois; convicted 1986, exonerated 2009. – Shareef Cousin — Louisiana; convicted 1996, exonerated 1999. – Rolando Cruz — Illinois; convicted 1985, exonerated 1995. – Curtis Kyles — Louisiana; convicted 1984, exonerated 1998. – Kennedy Brewer — Mississippi; convicted 1995, exonerated 2008.

Research standard

Source

– Death Penalty Information Center — Innocence Database.