| First Name | James Curtis |
| Last Name | Williams |
| Year of Conviction | 1984 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2012 |
| Testing inculpated culprit | Cold Hit |
| State of Conviction | Texas |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Life / LWOP sentence | Life |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Black |
| Juvenile | No |
| Type of Innocence Defense |
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| Did the defendant testify at trial? | Yes |
| 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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| Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | Victim was a non-secretor, and defendant fell within 14% of the population that could have contributed the observed enzymes. Latent fingerprints excluded the defendant and co-defendant. |
| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Highest level reached | NR |