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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: Witnes​s 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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BelcherMichael21WhiteOHFranklinHPR, NWManslaughter20 years19992001OMILD
ButtsAlan21WhiteOHFranklinCV, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder15 to life20032024F/MFE
DixonMarvell18BlackOHFranklinCV, HMurder20 to Life19982022P/FA
EnnisSean23WhiteOHFranklinCV, SAPR, WHSexual Assault5 to 25 years19901994MWIDOM
Fears, Jr.Joseph R.34BlackOHFranklinSASexual Assault15 to 25 years19842009DNAMWID
HairstonKim32BlackOHFranklinHPR, WH, NW, PLMurderLife19931995P/FAOM
HenlyBrock44BlackOHFranklinNC, PSex Offender Registration90 days20032007ILD
HillDartangnan25BlackOHFranklinCVKidnapping24 years20012005MWIDILD
Hoover-MooreKim38WhiteOHFranklinCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurder15 to life20032021F/MFE
HortonRichard28BlackOHFranklinIOPR, OF, WH, NW, PJRobbery23 years20062023DNAMWIDP/FAOM
HowardTimothy23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JamesGary Lamar23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
McClendonRobert34BlackOHFranklinCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse15 to Life19912008DNAMWIDF/MFE
SmithWalter D.27BlackOHFranklinIO, SASexual Assault78 to Life19861996DNAMWID
WardJames34BlackOHFranklinTheft1 year19911993