Erroneous felony conviction cases
Following is a list of 10 individuals seeking compensation from the Commonwealth under a state law providing relief for individuals found to have been wrongly convicted.
| Name | Charge(s) | Time served | Relief sought |
| Ulysses Charles | Four counts of rape. | 19 years | $500,000 |
| Stephan Cowans | Armed assault with intent to murder. | 6 1/2 years | $500,000 |
| Lawyer Johnson | First degree murder, sentenced to death in 1971; sentence vacated in 1974. Convicted of second-degree murder for same killing and sentenced to life. | 10 1/2 years | $500,000 |
| Dennis Maher | Ayer: Aggravated rape, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery. Lowell: Rape, assault and battery, assault with intent to rape. | More than 19 years | $1.5 million |
| Neil Miller | Breaking and entering, robbery, rape. | More than 10 1/2 years | $500,000 |
| Marvin Mitchell | One count of forcible sexual intercourse on child under the age of 16. | Seven years and three months | $500,000 |
| Marlon Passley | First degree murder | Four years and seven months | $500,000 |
| Eric Sarsfield | Rape, assault and battery | More than 10 years | $500,000 |
| John Scullin | Rape of a child | 705 days | $500,000 |
| Eduardo Velazquez | Two counts of aggravated rape, two counts of assault and battery | Almost 14 years | $500,000 |
SOURCE: Attorney general's office 