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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:

​Keyword Filter:

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 !​
Tags
OM Tags
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AtkinsHerman19BlackCARiversideIO, SASexual Assault45 years and 8 months19882000DNAMWIDF/MFE
BanksBrian16BlackCALos AngelesCV, IO, JV, NC, P, SASexual Assault6 years20032012P/FA
BaruxesKevin18WhiteCASan DiegoNC, SASexual Assault18 to Life19962003P/FA
BaylorRonnie25BlackCARiversideSAOF, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault16 years19871996FCOMILD
BravoMark31HispanicCALos AngelesSAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault8 years19901994DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CabanillasGerardo18HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJSexual Assault87 to life19952023DNAMWIDFCP/FAOM
CourtneyUriah25WhiteCASan DiegoCIU, CV, IO, SASexual AssaultLife20062013DNAMWID
DayeFrederick Renee25BlackCASan DiegoSASexual AssaultLife19841994DNAMWIDF/MFE
DiazLuis20HispanicCASanta ClaraCIU, SASexual Assault15 years19842012MWID
JohnsonAlbert K.30BlackCAContra CostaIO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault24 years19922002DNAMWIDOM
ShullGeorge Edward30WhiteCASanta ClaraCIU, IO, P, SASexual Assault5 years19892009MWID
VanderhorstZachary19BlackCASan FranciscoP, SAOF, NW, WTSexual AssaultLife19742021MWIDOMILD
VargasLuis29HispanicCALos AngelesCV, IO, SAOF, WHSexual Assault55 years19992015DNAMWIDOM