Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Darryl Howard

First NameDarryl
Last NameHoward
Year of Conviction1995
Year of Exoneration2016
Testing inculpated culpritCold Hit
State of ConvictionNorth Carolina
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeMurder
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeBlack
JuvenileNo
Types of evidence at trial
  • DNA excluded
  • Informant
Type of Forensic Evidence
  • DNA
Types of Flawed Forensics
  • Excluded