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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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ArteagaJose26HispanicCAOrangeM, PTheft116 days20162016DNAMWID
AtkinsHerman19BlackCARiversideIO, SASexual Assault45 years and 8 months19882000DNAMWIDF/MFE
BravoMark31HispanicCALos AngelesSAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault8 years19901994DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CabanillasGerardo18HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJSexual Assault87 to life19952023DNAMWIDFCP/FAOM
ColeyCraig31WhiteCAVenturaCIU, CV, H, SAMurderLife without parole19802017DNAF/MFE
CourtneyUriah25WhiteCASan DiegoCIU, CV, IO, SASexual AssaultLife20062013DNAMWID
DavisRicky20WhiteCAEl DoradoCDC, H, IO, JIOF, NW, WTMurder16 to life20052020DNAP/FAOMILD
DayeFrederick Renee25BlackCASan DiegoSASexual AssaultLife19841994DNAMWIDF/MFE
DorotikJane53WhiteCASan DiegoF, H, IOPR, FA, WH, NW, PJ, PLMurder25 to life20012022DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
FranklinGeorge30WhiteCASan MateoCV, H, SAPR, NWMurderLife19901996DNAP/FAOM
GonzalezJustin22HispanicCAYoloCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurder90 years20172023DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
GreenKevin Lee20WhiteCAOrangeCV, H, SAMurder15 to Life19801996DNAMWID
GuilloryLavont21BlackCALos AngelesHOF, WHMurderLife19942005DNAMWIDOM
HanlineMichael31WhiteCAVenturaCDC, CIU, H, IOPR, WHMurderLife without parole19802015DNAP/FAOM
HastingsMaurice29BlackCALos AngelesCIU, H, IO, SAMurderLife without parole19882022DNAMWID
JohnsonAlbert K.30BlackCAContra CostaIO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault24 years19922002DNAMWIDOM
JonesDavid Allen32BlackCALos AngelesH, IO, SAMurder36 to Life19952004DNAFC
LongKimberly27WhiteCARiversideF, H, IOMurder15 to life20052021DNAILD
McSherryLeonard37WhiteCALos AngelesCV, SAChild Sex Abuse48 years19882001DNAMWIDF/MFE
NickersonGlen29WhiteCASanta ClaraHOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19872003DNAMWIDP/FAOM
OchoaJames19HispanicCAOrangePOF, NW, WTRobbery2 years20052006DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
PallaresJose18HispanicCAOrangePWeapon Possession or Sale2 years20052008DNAMWID
RichardsWilliam43WhiteCASan BernardinoBM, H, IOMurder25 to life19972016DNAF/MFE
RobertsHorace40BlackCARiversideCIU, H, IOMurder15 to life19992018DNAP/FA
RobinsonEric23BlackCALos AngelesHOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19942007DNAP/FAOM
RosePeter37WhiteCASan JoaquinCV, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse27 years19952005DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
SaginJack39WhiteCAMontereyH, IO, JIMurderLife without parole19862019DNAP/FA
VargasLuis29HispanicCALos AngelesCV, IO, SAOF, WHSexual Assault55 years19992015DNAMWIDOM
WalkerQuedillis Ricardo34HispanicCASanta ClaraCDC, CIU, HPR, WHMurder26 to Life19912003DNAP/FAOM
WeinerMurray65WhiteCASan DiegoHPR, WHMurderNot sentenced19941996DNAF/MFEOM
Williams, Jr.Johnny23BlackCAAlamedaCV, IO, SAOF, NWChild Sex Abuse16 years20002013DNAMWIDFCOM