Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Raymond Jackson

First Name Raymond
Last NameJackson
Year of Conviction1984
Year of Exoneration2012
State of ConvictionTexas
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeRape
Death SentenceNo
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeBlack
JuvenileNo
Type of Innocence Defense
  • Alibi
Did the defendant testify at trial?Yes
Types of evidence at trial
  • Eyewitness
  • Forensic Evidence
Type of Forensic Evidence
  • Fingerprint
Types of Flawed Forensics
  • Valid (Excluded)
Brief Quote / Description of Testimony

Latent fingerprints excluded the defendant and co-defendant.

Identity of eyewitness
  • Cross Racial Identification
  • Victim
Highest level reachedNR