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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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AmezquitaGilbert20HispanicTXHarrisAssault15 years19982007MWIDILD
BriscoeTerence19BlackTXHarrisPRobberyNot sentenced20092010MWIDF/MFE
BrownAlfred21BlackTXHarrisCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath20052015MWIDP/FAOM
ByrdKevin23BlackTXHarrisSASexual AssaultLife19851997DNAMWIDF/MFE
CottinghamJamaka17BlackTXHarrisJVOF, FA, WHRobbery30 years19972023MWIDF/MFEOM
GrantLydell33BlackTXHarrisH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife20122021DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
GreenMichael Anthony18BlackTXHarrisCIU, SASexual Assault75 years19832010DNAMWID
HarrisJames34BlackTXHarrisCIUOF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale25 years20102021DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
LeadonBruce23BlackTXHarrisRobbery60 years20082022DNAMWIDF/MFE
Montgomery LaDondrell 34BlackTXHarrisRobberyLife20102011MWIDILD
PorterAllen Wayne18BlackTXHarrisCIU, SASexual AssaultLife19912010MWID
RachellRicardo45HispanicTXHarrisCIU, CV, SAChild Sex Abuse40 years20032011DNAMWID
RobinsonAnthony25BlackTXHarrisSASexual Assault27 years19872000DNAMWIDF/MFE
RodriguezGeorge25HispanicTXHarrisCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse60 years19872005DNAMWIDF/MFE
RogersMandel18BlackTXHarrisCIU, P, SARobbery12 years19992014DNAMWID
SonnierErnest22BlackTXHarrisIO, SAKidnappingLife19862018DNAMWIDF/MFE
SturgeonRichard32BlackTXHarrisOF, WH, NW, WTRobbery50 years19992009MWIDOMILD
SuttonJosiah16BlackTXHarrisJV, SAPR, FA, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault25 years19992004DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
TalamantezJesse20HispanicTXHarrisHMurder99 years19992004MWIDILD
TaylorRonald 32BlackTXHarrisIO, SASexual Assault60 years19952008DNAMWIDF/MFE