| First Name | Robert |
| Last Name | Nelson |
| Year of Conviction | 1982 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2013 |
| State of Conviction | Missouri |
| 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 |
|
| Identity of eyewitness |
|
| Highest level reached | NR |