Since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976 in the USA, many innocent Americans have been executed by the state. There is a considerable literature of scholarly research documenting this issue. For those interested in learning more, I highly recommend the following books:

Justin Brooks (2023) You Might Go to Prison Even Though You're Innocent, University of California Press

https://www.amazon.com/Might-Prison-Though-Youre-Innocent/dp...

Brandon Garrett (2011) Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong,‎ Harvard University Press

https://www.amazon.com/Convicting-Innocent-Where-Criminal-Pr...

Mark Godsey (2017) Blind Injustice: A Former Prosecutor Exposes Psychology and Politics of Wrongful Convictions, University of California Press

https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Injustice-Prosecutor-Psychology...