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In 1992 Woodall was found to be innocent and to have been convicted on false evidence. [1] Zain was subsequently found to have participated in the "framing" of hundreds of persons, and the West Virginia Supreme Court ordered new trials. Woodall then settled with the state, receiving the maximum damages allowed by law, and moved to Florida.
However, in 1988, DNA testing— the first ever admitted as evidence at the state level in the United States— proved conclusively that Woodall was innocent, and the conviction was reversed. Woodall's defense team performed its own tests, which determined that Zain had used flawed blood-typing methods in tying the semen to Woodall. More ...
The men are tried separately, and Woodall is convicted; but, due to lack of evidence, the case against Wimberly is dropped by the prosecutor. In 2014, the Supreme Court of Georgia upholds Woodall's conviction, despite alleged problems with the trial and conduct of the police. Buddy Woodall continues to maintain his innocence. [2]
Woodall was granted DNA testing in 1988 on semen samples recovered from the victims—the first ever admitted as evidence at the state level in the United States—which excluded Woodall, and the conviction was thrown out. Woodall was the first person to be exonerated after being convicted due to testimony by lab technician Fred Zain. Woodall's ...
The following is an incomplete list of notable individuals that have entered an Alford plea.An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea [1] [2] [3] and Alford doctrine) [4] [5] [6] in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal court, [7] [8] [9] where the defendant does not admit the act and asserts innocence.
After being convicted and sentenced to prison, John Brewer was visited several times by Byrd's attorney at the time. One such visit, on May 16, 1989, nearly six years after his conviction, resulted in Brewer's executing an affidavit. The Ohio Public Defender's Office, which represented Byrd during his appeals, withheld the affidavits through ...
Atwater had previously been convicted of several crimes, including possession of marijuana with intent to sell, trespassing, robbery, and assault. In February 2005, he received three years' probation after being convicted of breaking into a home. In June 2006, a police officer investigating a burglary confiscated a handgun from him.
Corbet Woodall (1929–1982), British newsreader for the BBC; Derek Woodall, rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s for Castleford; H. J. Woodall, British Mathematician; Ian Woodall (born 1956), British mountaineer; John Woodall (1570–1643), English military surgeon; John Woodall (footballer) (born 1949), English professional footballer