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A Project of the University of California Irvine Newkirk Center for Science & Society,
University of Michigan Law School & Michigan State University College of Law

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How to use the Registry. First, scroll down until you s​ee the list of names. To sort any of the columns, place the cursor over a column heading, such as AGE, and click on the arrow. You can sort in alphabetical or chronological order or click on a particular value to select just the cases in that category. You can sort on more than one column or even multiple columns: such as STAT​E and COUNTY and CRIME.

The two columns with "Tags" in their labels allow you to sort cases by additional characteristics. At the top of the page, you will see the listing of the various Tags. To see more detailed definitions for these terms, hover over their full names or click on the links. You can only sort for one variable at a time in the TAG columns. To sort for several at once, please download our data as a spreadsheet.

Tags

OM Tags

  • PR: Prosecutor Misconduct
  • OF: Police Officer Misconduct
  • FA: Forensic Analyst Misconduct
  • CW: Child Welfare Worker Misconduct
  • WH: Withheld Exculpatory Evidence
  • NW: Misconduct That Is Not Withholding Evidence
  • KP: Knowingly Permitting Perjury
  • WT: Witness Tampering Or Misconduct Interrogating Co-defendant
  • INT: Misconduct In Interrogation of Exoneree
  • PJ: Perjury By Official
  • PL: Prosecutor Lied In Court

The six columns on the far right of this page display separately the Contributing Factors that contributed to the wrongful conviction. To save space, we use abbreviations. To see definitions of these factors, click on their full names:

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Connected to: National Registry of Exonerations

To search the Registry for a name or keyword, type in the [Search] box. The filter finds cases that contain any of the words you enter if you check Or, or all of them if you check And. Do not use quotation marks. It allows truncation, but not with truncation symbols such as * and !​
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OM Tags
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AbernathyChristopher17WhiteILCookCIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurderLife without parole19872015DNAFCP/FAOM
AntusasWayne17WhiteILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19982021P/FAF/MFEOM
AyalaDavid18HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19822023P/FAOMILD
BarrJonathan14BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, WTMurder85 years19972011DNAP/FAOM
BealsBrian22BlackILCookCIU, CV, H, IOOF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder80 years19902023MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BenitezFrancisco18HispanicILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19912023MWIDFCP/FAOM
BerryWilder20BlackILCookCV, NC, SASexual Assault35 years19922000P/FAILD
BoutoRobert17WhiteILCookCV, H, IO, JI, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder45 years19962018P/FAOM
Brooks, Jr.Claude35BlackILCookCV, SAChild Sex Abuse22 years20002013DNAP/FA
BullockRonnie27BlackILCookCV, SAChild Sex Abuse60 years19841994DNAMWID
CageDean 28BlackILCookCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse40 years19962008DNAMWID
CatronXavier22BlackILCookCV, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurder35 years19922000P/FAOMILD
ColonDavid20HispanicILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder50 years19932022P/FAOM
DavilaEdwin21HispanicILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NWMurder50 years19962022MWIDOM
DayArnold18BlackILCookCV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder60 years19942018FCP/FAOMILD
DeLeon-ReyesArturo25HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole20002017FCP/FAOM
DotsonGary20WhiteILCookCV, NC, SAFA, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault25 to 50 years19791989DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
DowalibyDavid31WhiteILCookCV, HMurder45 years19901992MWIDF/MFE
DrewFrank16BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVOF, NW, INT, PJMurder60 years19992024FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
EvansMichael17BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife19762003DNAMWIDFCOM
HardenJames16BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, WTMurder80 years19952011DNAP/FAOM
HarrisNicole23BlackILCookCIU, CV, F, H, IO, NCOF, WH, NW, INTMurder30 years20052013FCOMILD
HarrisRodney15BlackILCookCV, JV, NC, P, SAOF, NW, INTChild Sex Abuse15 years20022013FCOMILD
HendersonReginald18BlackILCookCDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder55 years19962021FCP/FAOMILD
HernandezJuan20HispanicILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder86 years20012022MWIDP/FAOM
HernandezRosendo19HispanicILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder75 years19992022MWIDP/FAOM
HobleyMadison26BlackILCookA, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19902003MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
IglesiasGeraldo24HispanicILCookCIU, CV, H, IO, JIOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder35 years19942019MWIDP/FAOM
JohnsonDemetrius15BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 years19922019MWIDP/FAOM
KitchenRonald22BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INTMurderDeath19902009FCP/FAOM
KluppelbergJames18WhiteILCookA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INTMurderLife19892012FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
MaxsonMark31BlackILCookCIU, CV, H, SAOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19942016DNAFCP/FAOM
MoranNakiya17WhiteILCookCV, JVPR, OF, WHAttempted Murder62 years20092017MWIDOM
MorfinNicholas17WhiteILCookCDC, CV, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19972021P/FAF/MFEOM
MylesRoosevelt29BlackILCookCV, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurder60 years19962022P/FAOMILD
OchoaDaniel Alberto20HispanicILCookCDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder90 years20052019FCP/FAOM
OrangeLeroy32BlackILCookA, CDC, CV, HOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19852003FCP/FAOMILD
ReevesMarvin29BlackILCookA, CDC, CV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KPMurderLife without parole19912009P/FAOM
RiveraGamalier21HispanicILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder45 years19982022MWIDP/FAOMILD
RiveraJacques23HispanicILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurder80 years19902011MWIDP/FAOM
RobinsonLouis28BlackILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurder60 years19972023P/FAOM
SantiagoFabian16HispanicILCookCV, H, JVOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder90 years19942022MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
SharpShainne16BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, JV, P, SAOF, WH, NW, WTMurder20 years19942011DNAFCP/FAOM
SolacheGabriel23HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath20002017FCP/FAOMILD
SopronMatthew22WhiteILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19982018P/FAF/MFEOM
SotoJames20HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19822023P/FAOMILD
TaylorRobert14BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurder80 years19972011DNAFCP/FAOM
TerryPaul17BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife19772003DNAMWIDOM
TylerSean17BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder58 years19952021FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
VealRobert14BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, JV, P, SAOF, WH, NW, WTMurder20 years19942011DNAFCP/FAOM
WestonDemond17BlackILCookCV, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder75 years19922019MWIDFCP/FAOM
WilliamsBernard17BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder80 years19982023FCP/FAOM
WilliamsEmmaline43BlackILCookCDC, CV, F, NC, SAOF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse12 years19861995FCP/FAOMILD
WrightDavid17BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19962023FCP/FAOMILD