| First Name | Santae |
| Last Name | Tribble |
| Year of Conviction | 1980 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2012 |
| State of Conviction | District of Columbia |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Murder |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Black |
| Juvenile | No |
| Types of evidence at trial |
|
| Type of Forensic Evidence |
|
| Types of Flawed Forensics |
|
| Reason why invalid | (5) Hair match probability statement relying on experience |
| Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | Analyst testified that defendant’s hairs “matched in all microscopic characteristics” aAnd "could have originated" from him. Further, only on "rare occasions have I seen hairs of two individuals that show the same characteristics." One could make a stronger conclusion since analyst had matched "probably several" hairs. And ballistics conclusion that casings were all fired from the same weapon |
| Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized Witness | J |
| Highest level reached | Appeal |
| Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
|
| Citations to judicial opinions | Tribble v. U. S., 447 A.2d 766 (D.C. 1982) |