Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Arthur Johnson

First Name Arthur
Last NameJohnson
Year of Conviction1993
Year of Exoneration2008
Testing inculpated culpritCold Hit
State of ConvictionMichigan
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeRape
Death SentenceNo
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeBlack
JuvenileNo
Types of evidence at trial
  • Eyewitness
Identity of eyewitness
  • Intraracial Identificaiton
  • Victim
Highest level reachedNR