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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
BaltripHenry22BlackTXHarrisCIU, NC, PDrug Possession or Sale7 years20132015F/MFEILD
BolanderPatsy53WhiteTXHarrisF, NCOF, WH, NW, PJTheftProbation19921996P/FAOMILD
BriggsBrandy19WhiteTXHarrisCV, F, NC, P, SBSChild Abuse17 years20002006P/FAF/MFEILD
BrownTracy27BlackTXHarrisOF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale10 to 35 years19922022P/FAOMILD
DixonChristopher31BlackTXHarrisCIU, NC, PPR, WHDrug Possession or Sale180 days20052017F/MFEOMILD
GayDonald56WhiteTXHarrisNC, PSex Offender Registration15 years20192021ILD
HarrisJames34BlackTXHarrisCIUOF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale25 years20102021DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
HebrardAlexander25WhiteTXHarrisNC, PWeapon Possession or Sale4 years20112013ILD
Maldonado-NunezAsterio45HispanicTXHarrisCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse10 years20132017P/FAILD
Montgomery LaDondrell 34BlackTXHarrisRobberyLife20102011MWIDILD
QuinteroJuan29HispanicTXHarrisCV, NC, P, SAChild Sex Abuse6 years20132019P/FAILD
SanchezYareli20HispanicTXHarrisF, M, PSolicitation10 days20112015ILD
SturgeonRichard32BlackTXHarrisOF, WH, NW, WTRobbery50 years19992009MWIDOMILD
SuttonJosiah16BlackTXHarrisJV, SAPR, FA, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault25 years19992004DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
TalamantezJesse20HispanicTXHarrisHMurder99 years19992004MWIDILD
VaraRevat39HispanicTXHarrisNCPR, OF, WH, NW, PJTraffic Offense25 years20072017P/FAOMILD
WahlgrenRyun42AsianTXHarrisNC, PSex Offender Registration2 years20152017ILD