| First Name | Johnny |
| Last Name | Williams |
| Year of Conviction | 2000 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2013 |
| State of Conviction | California |
| 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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| Were non-public facts alleged? | Yes |
| Identity of eyewitness |
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| Multiple eyewitnesses | 2 |
| Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies | ● None. He finally admitted, "I guess I did it. I guess I did it. I did everything." And: “What you want me to say? I must have done it.” And “I don’t remember. I can’t say I do. I don’t remember. I was high. If I did, I was high. I don’t know. I mean, you got me on the tape and everything.” |
| Quotes from law enforcement testimony | Officers hoped to "see if he would give us specific case details" to “come to the conclusion that he has information that he wouldn’t normally have unless he was there,” but they received “Not any, nothing substantial.” |
| Interrogation Recorded | Audiotape of entire interrogation |
| Highest level reached | Appeal |
| Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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| Citations to judicial opinions | People v. Williams, 2002 WL 1150820 (Ct Ap 1st Div. 2002) |