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Wrongfully Accused

Man jailed for 2 days after deputies given wrong address

  • Oct 2, 2024

Texas man exonerated after 3 decades in prison for wrongful conviction

  • Aug 29, 2024

TX woman can proceed with lawsuit after abortion-related murder charge

  • Jul 25, 2024

HPD officers arrested Good Samaritan instead of DWI suspect: court

  • May 25, 2024

Lawyers 'eager' to begin investigation in Scott Peterson case

  • Mar 13, 2024

AI leads to man being wrongfully jailed and accused of violent robbery

  • Jan 23, 2024

Charges dropped against Wisconsin couple months after forceful arrest

  • Dec 21, 2023

Army clears 110 Black soldiers convicted of Camp Logan riot in 1917

  • Nov 14, 2023

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Man jailed for 2 days after deputies given wrong address

  • Oct 2, 2024
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5th circuit slams 2 HPD officers for believing a drunk driver over a Good Samaritan

  • May 25, 2024
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AI leads to man being wrongfully jailed and accused of violent robbery

  • Jan 23, 2024
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Army clears 110 Black soldiers convicted of Camp Logan 1917 riot

  • Nov 14, 2023
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Deputies hold 2 men at gunpoint before realizing they have wrong suspects

  • Aug 8, 2023
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Group behind Lydell Grant's exoneration looking at 20-25 similar cases

  • May 20, 2021
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Lydell Grant's exoneration paves way for possible $80K payout for each year he was in prison

  • May 19, 2021
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Houston man waits for exoneration after DNA proves innocence

  • Nov 21, 2020

Latest Stories

Only on 13: Family of man wrongfully convicted of murdering teen still fighting for compensation

Clarence Brandley, a former Conroe High School custodian wrongfully convicted of rape and murder, died an exonerated and free man in 2018, but his brother believes he is owed much more.

  • Nov 7, 2023

Black man wrongfully arrested in DeKalb County, Georgia due to facial recognition tech: lawsuit

All known cases of false arrests due to facial recognition technology were of Black or African American people, the ACLU said.

  • Oct 9, 2023

'I'm going to shoot you': 2 men held at gunpoint before deputies realize their mistake, victims say

The two 19-year-olds were cruising in the quiet suburbs of Cypress when they were bombarded by "a bunch of cops and a helicopter." They told ABC13 that deputies held them at gunpoint, threatening to kill them.

  • Aug 8, 2023

Man pursuing legal action after he says police mistook him as inmate

Body camera footage obtained by Jeremie Cummins' attorney shows the man on the ground, shouting that he is not an escaped inmate.

  • Nov 22, 2022
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13-year-old arrested, detained for 14 days after student impersonating her made threats on Instagram

Nia Whims was detained for 14 days over the false accusation, according to the family.

  • Feb 17, 2022