Florida
Miami-Dade County
- Joseph Shea was convicted of the 1959 murder of an airline clerk. He was retried and acquitted in 1966.
De Soto County
- James Richardson was convicted of the 1967 poisoning murder of seven of his children. He was exonerated in 1989.
Gulf County
- Wilbert Lee & Freddie Pitts were sentenced to death for the 1963 robbery and murder of two Port St. Joe gas station attendants. They were released and pardoned in 1975.
Leon County
The were accused of murdering a sheriff's deputy. Two were convicted before evidence emerged that exonerated all five.
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