Case Profiles
The Arizona Justice Project has screened thousands of cases involving claims of wrongful conviction and manifest injustice. It is our mission to help assure that Arizona’s prisons are not housing those actually innocent or otherwise victims of manifest injustice.
Iris Villa
Case Profile Iris Villa hidden New Investigation Concluded No Evidence for Arson A national Arson Review Committee, led by John Lentini, reviewed the evidence and
John Watkins
Case Profile John Watkins Mis-Identification – Misconduct by Police – Exonerated by DNA John Watkins was convicted for a sexual assault that occurred in Gilbert,
Doyle Williams
Case Profile Doyle Williams Second chance achieved through clemency, after years of failed justice In 1999, just one year after the Arizona Justice Project was
Drayton Witt
Case Profile Drayton Witt Case dismissed with prejudice Drayton was convicted in 2002 of second-degree murder after being accused of shaking his nearly 5 month
Larry Youngblood
Case Profile Larry Youngblood Exonerated through post-conviction DNA testing In 2000, Larry Youngblood was the first person in Arizona to be exonerated through post-conviction DNA
Fairness in Sentencing
Case Profile Fairness in Sentencing Equal treatment for all The Arizona Justice Project is actively working to ensure prisoners receive a real second chance, through