| First Name | Michael |
| Last Name | Shelton |
| Year of Conviction | 1994 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2019 |
| State of Conviction | Texas |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Guilty Plea |
| Type of Crime | Murder |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | White |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Were non-public facts alleged? | Yes |
| Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized Witness | Co-defendants made inculpatory statements |