David Ayers

First Name	David
Last Name	Ayers
Year of Conviction	2000
Year of Exoneration	2011
State of Conviction	Ohio
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea	Trial
Type of Crime	Murder
Death Sentence	No
Life / LWOP sentence	Life
Gender of Exoneree	Male
Race of exoneree	Black
Juvenile	No
Types of evidence at trial	Informant
Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized Witness	J
Highest level reached	FederalHabeas
Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction	Brady Coerced Confession Jackson Claim Prosecutorial Misconduct Sentencing — Noncapital Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel State Law Evidence Claim
Harmless Error Rulings	G HE NP
Citations to judicial opinions	State v. Ayers, 2002 WL 31031675 (Ohio App. 8 Dist.,2002) State v. Ayers 782 N.E.2d 78 (Ohio 2003) Ayers v. Bradshaw, 2007 WL 2840399 (N.D.Ohio Sep 27, 2007) Ayers v. Hudson, 623 F.3d 301 (6th Cir.(Ohio) Oct 05, 2010)