Selected Case Documents:
- *Order Granting Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis Vacating Conviction
- District Attorney’s Notice of Intent to Vacate
- Petitioner’s Motion to Reopen Post-Conviction Petition and Petition to Issue Writ of Error Coram Nobis
- District Attorney’s Response
Selected Media Coverage:
- USA Today: ‘Oh, it’s been so long’: Mother collapses with joy after wrongfully convicted son freed
- The Tennessean: Judge overturns murder conviction of Nashville man serving life in prison in 1998 case
- The Tennessean: Nashville DA’s office moves to overturn conviction of man serving life for 1998 murder
- New York Times: Imprisoned Nearly 15 Years, but Now Cleared of a Murder He Didn’t Commit
- NBC: Tennessee man freed after nearly 15 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction
- CNN: Tennessee man exonerated after serving 15 years for a murder he didn’t commit
- The Tennessean: Nashville judge hears arguments for dropping charges against Joseph Webster
- The Tennessean: ‘The conviction is wrongful’: Attorney discusses Nashville man’s life sentence case
- The Nashville Scene: DA’s Office Seeks Release for Nashville Man Convicted of 1998 Murder
- NPR-WPLN: Nashville District Attorney Agrees To Review Conviction In 1998 Murder Case
- NPR-WPLN: Investigation: After Pledging To Examine Innocence Claims, Nashville DA Has Yet To Open A Case
- New York Post: Tennessee man walks free after 1998 murder conviction is overturned
- People: Tennessee Man, 41, Exonerated After Judge Overturns 1998 Murder Conviction
- Channel 5: Joseph Webster adjusting to freedom after judge dismisses murder conviction
- Channel 4: Joseph Webster reunites with family after judge vacates murder conviction 14 years into prison sentence
- Fox 17: Nashville man imprisoned for murder for almost 15 years may walk free
- Fox 17: FERRIER FILES: Nashville murder conviction investigation to be reopened
- Fox 17: FERRIER FILES: Is Nashville man serving a life sentence innocent?
- Fox 17: FERRIER FILES: Imprisoned man’s DNA not on murder weapon
- Channel 5: Wrongful conviction requests are getting a second look
- The Tennessean: District attorney redesigns ‘burdensome’ process of searching for wrongful convictions