| First Name | David |
| Last Name | Shepard |
| Year of Conviction | 1984 |
| Year of Exoneration | 1995 |
| State of Conviction | New Jersey |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Black |
| Juvenile | No |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Type of Forensic Evidence |
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| Types of Flawed Forensics |
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| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Highest level reached | NR |