| First Name | James |
| Last Name | Ochoa |
| Year of Conviction | 2005 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2006 |
| Testing inculpated culprit | Cold Hit |
| State of Conviction | California |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Guilty Plea |
| Type of Crime | Robbery |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Hispanic |
| 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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| Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | DNA and fingerprint excluded defendant at the time he pleaded guilty |
| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Multiple eyewitnesses | 2 |
| Lineup Procedures |
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| Suggestive Procedures | Yes ● Show-up |
| Unreliable Identification? | Yes ● Initially uncertain |
| Quotes from testimony #2 | When shown initial photo on computer, victim said it "looks like" the culprit, and that the suspect on screen had the wrong complexion. |
| Highest level reached | NR |