Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Michael Shelton

First NameMichael
Last NameShelton
Year of Conviction1994
Year of Exoneration2019
State of ConvictionTexas
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaGuilty Plea
Type of CrimeMurder
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeWhite
Types of evidence at trial
  • Confession
  • Eyewitness
  • Forensic Evidence
  • Informant
Were non-public facts alleged?Yes
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies

● Location of rape and murder in trailer

● Location where bodies taken beside gravel road

Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized WitnessCo-defendants made inculpatory statements
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