Convictions reconsidered

Cases where a conviction was thrown out, sent back, or restored by a court.

• Murders of Margaret and Paul Murdaugh — Convictions overturned 2026; new trial ordered

  Overturned → retrial · 2026

  Murders of Margaret and Paul Murdaugh

  1. Convicted 2023
  2. →Overturned 2026
  3. →Retrial 2027

  Islandton, South Carolina, United States · 2021

  Also in: Hung juries and retrials

  Awaiting retrial

• The Yogurt Shop Murders — Convictions reversed 2006 and 2007; declared innocent 2026

  Reversed ×2 · 2006–26

  The Yogurt Shop Murders

  1. Reversed 2006
  2. →Reversed 2007
  3. →Innocent 2026

  Austin, Texas, United States · 1991

  Also in: Exonerations

  Declared innocent 2026

• Murder of Hae Min Lee — Conviction vacated 2022, reinstated 2023

  Vacated → reinstated · 2022–23

  Murder of Hae Min Lee

  1. Vacated 2022
  2. →Reinstated 2023

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States · 1999

  Also in: Hung juries and retrials · Charges dropped

  Conviction stands

• The Murder of Josette Wright — Convictions vacated; both defendants eventually acquitted

  Vacated → acquitted · 2011–23

  The Murder of Josette Wright

  1. Vacated 2011
  2. →Retried 2012 · 2016 · 2023
  3. →Acquitted 2016 · 2023

  Carmel, New York, United States · 1994

  Also in: Disappearances later ruled homicide · Hung juries and retrials +1

  Unsolved — last acquittal 2023

• Murder of Martha Moxley — Conviction vacated, reinstated, vacated; charges dropped 2020

  Vacated → dropped · 2013–20

  Murder of Martha Moxley

  1. Vacated 2013
  2. →Reinstated 2016
  3. →Vacated 2018
  4. →Dropped 2020

  Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States · 1975

  Also in: Arrests many years later · Charges dropped

  No prosecution since 2020

• Murders of Christine and Amber Lundy — Convictions overturned 2013

  Overturned → retried · 2013–15

  Murders of Christine and Amber Lundy

  1. Overturned 2013
  2. →Retried 2015
  3. →Convicted 2015

  Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand · 2000

  Also in: Hung juries and retrials

  Convicted 2015