| First Name | Robert |
| Last Name | Williams |
| Year of Conviction | 1987 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2011 |
| Testing inculpated culprit | Cold Hit |
| State of Conviction | Georgia |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape and Murder |
| Death Sentence | Yes |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Black |
| Juvenile | No |
| Type of Innocence Defense |
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| Did the defendant testify at trial? | Yes |
| Quotes from Exoneree Testimony | "The witness pointed to me in the lineup, but she was wrong. I was not there that night. DNA proved it." |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Type of Forensic Evidence |
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| Types of Flawed Forensics |
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| Reason why invalid | DNA evidence was excluded at trial but later proved exonerating |
| Unreliable Identification? | Victim was unable to see attacker's face clearly at the time of the assault. |
| Interrogation Recorded | Partial audio record; some portions of interrogation not recorded |
| Highest level reached | FederalHabeas |