Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Arthur Mumphrey

First Name Arthur
Last NameMumphrey
Year of Conviction1986
Year of Exoneration2006
Testing inculpated culpritNon-Cold Hit
State of ConvictionTexas
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeRape
Death SentenceNo
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeBlack
JuvenileNo
Types of evidence at trial
  • Forensic Evidence
  • Informant
Types of Flawed Forensics
  • No Transcript
Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized WitnessCD
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies● Mentally-retarded codefendant confessed and agreed to testify against Mumphrey in exchange for reduced sentence
Quotes from testimony #3

No trial transcript obtained.

Quotes regarding any deal or leniency with informant, or prior use of informant

Co-defendant confessed and agreed to testify against Mumphrey in exchange for reduced sentence

Highest level reachedState Post­ Conviction
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction
  • Post-conviction
Citations to judicial opinions

Ex parte Mumphrey, 745 S.W.2d 380 (Tex. Cr. App. 1988)
Mumphrey v. State, 774 S.W.2d 75 (Tex. App.‐Beaumont,1989)
Mumphrey v. State, 780 S.W.2d 259 (Tex. Cr. App. 1989)

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