Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Justin Black

First NameJustin
Last NameBlack
Year of Conviction2008
Year of Exoneration2021
Testing inculpated culpritCold Hit
State of ConvictionWest Virginia
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeMurder
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeWhite
Types of evidence at trial
  • Confession
Were non-public facts alleged?Yes
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies

● Location of crime at abandoned farm on Hickory Ridge

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