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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:

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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 !​
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OM Tags
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AdamsRandall Dale28WhiteTXDallasCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19771989MWIDP/FAOM
AlejandroGilbert35HispanicTXUvaldeSAOF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault12 years19901994DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
AllenDennis36BlackTXDallasCDC, CIU, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderLife20002019DNAMWIDP/FAOM
AlonzoQuintin21HispanicTXDallasCIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderLife20032019MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
AmezquitaGilbert20HispanicTXHarrisAssault15 years19982007MWIDILD
AugustAdrienne23BlackTXWallerPR, OF, NW, KP, WT, PJBurglary/Unlawful Entry20 years20182019MWIDP/FAOMILD
AustinKirkdrick23BlackTXWallerPPR, OF, NW, KP, WT, PJBurglary/Unlawful Entry4 years20182021MWIDP/FAOMILD
BlairMichael23WhiteTXCollinCV, HMurderDeath19942008DNAMWIDF/MFE
BriscoeTerence19BlackTXHarrisPRobberyNot sentenced20092010MWIDF/MFE
BrownAlfred21BlackTXHarrisCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath20052015MWIDP/FAOM
BrownJoyce Ann33BlackTXDallasF, H, IO, JIPR, WH, NW, KPMurder25 to Life19801990MWIDP/FAOM
Butler, Jr.A.B.28BlackTXSmithIO, SASexual AssaultLife19832000DNAMWID
ByrdKevin23BlackTXHarrisSASexual AssaultLife19851997DNAMWIDF/MFE
CastilloSergio29HispanicTXCameronAttempted Murder25 years19942014MWIDILD
ChatmanCharles20BlackTXDallasCIU, SASexual AssaultLife19812008DNAMWIDF/MFE
ChildersBrad20WhiteTXCollinOF, WHRobbery50 years20042018MWIDOMILD
ColeTimothy B.24BlackTXLubbockIO, PH, SASexual Assault25 years19862009DNAMWIDF/MFE
ConeyRobert Carroll33BlackTXAngelinaPOF, NW, INTRobberyLife19662004MWIDFCOMILD
CottinghamJamaka17BlackTXHarrisJVOF, FA, WHRobbery30 years19972023MWIDF/MFEOM
DayTyrone19BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, NC, PSexual Assault40 years19902023DNAMWIDP/FA
Dupree, Jr.Cornelius20BlackTXDallasCIU, SARobbery75 years19802011DNAMWID
EvansJerry Lee24BlackTXDallasCIU, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual AssaultLife19872009DNAMWIDOM
Flores, Jr.Ernesto23HispanicTXHidalgoPOF, NW, WTBurglary/Unlawful Entry2 years20042015MWIDOMILD
FountainWiley28BlackTXDallasSAPR, NWSexual Assault40 years19862003DNAMWIDOM
FullerLarry31BlackTXDallasSASexual Assault50 years19812006DNAMWIDF/MFE
GilesJames Curtis26BlackTXDallasIO, SAPR, WHSexual Assault30 years19832007DNAMWIDOM
GoodDonald Wayne23WhiteTXDallasCV, SAPR, OF, NW, WTSexual AssaultLife19842004DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
GossettAndrew37WhiteTXDallasSASexual Assault50 years20002007DNAMWID
GrantLydell33BlackTXHarrisH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife20122021DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
GreenMichael Anthony18BlackTXHarrisCIU, SASexual Assault75 years19832010DNAMWID
HarrisJames34BlackTXHarrisCIUOF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale25 years20102021DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
Hawkins, Jr.Roger19WhiteTXTarrantCIU, CV, NC, P, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse10 years19932022MWIDFCOMILD
HaygoodAndre24BlackTXBexarHMurderLife20022011MWID
HentonEugene16BlackTXDallasJV, P, SASexual Assault4 years19842006DNAMWID
HerreraMoses18HispanicTXDentonAttempted Murder7 years19901992MWID
JacksonRaymond38BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SASexual AssaultLife19842012DNAMWID
JaileCarlos29HispanicTXEl PasoCV, SAPR, OF, WHChild Sex AbuseLife19902022DNAMWIDOMILD
JonesMorris S.16BlackTXDallasJVAssault15 years19982001MWID
KelleyGregory17WhiteTXWilliamsonCV, JV, SAOF, WTChild Sex Abuse25 years20142019MWIDP/FAOM
KimseyMartin45WhiteTXDallasRobberyLife19851990MWID
KussmaulRichard21WhiteTXMclennanCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19942019DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
LaverniaCarlos Marcos29HispanicTXTravisSASexual AssaultLife19852000DNAMWIDF/MFE
LeadonBruce23BlackTXHarrisRobbery60 years20082022DNAMWIDF/MFE
LindseyJohnnie28BlackTXDallasCIU, SASexual AssaultLife19832009DNAMWID
LongJames21WhiteTXMcLennanCDC, CV, P, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTSexual Assault20 years19942019DNAMWIDFCP/FAOM
MassingillAnthony18BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SARobberyLife19802014DNAMWID
McGowanThomas24BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SAOF, NW, WTSexual AssaultLife19852008DNAMWIDOM
MillerBilly Wayne31BlackTXDallasSASexual AssaultLife19842006DNAMWID
Montgomery LaDondrell 34BlackTXHarrisRobberyLife20102011MWIDILD
MoonBrandon26WhiteTXEl PasoSASexual Assault75 years19882005DNAMWIDF/MFE
NicholsonMallory35BlackTXDallasCIU, CV, IO, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse55 years19822022MWIDOM
PhillipsMichael33BlackTXDallasCIU, CV, P, SASexual Assault12 years19902014DNAMWIDILD
PhillipsSteven22WhiteTXDallasCIU, IO, SAPR, WHSexual Assault40 years19822008DNAMWIDOM
PinchbackJohnny28BlackTXDallasCIU, CV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19842011DNAMWID
Pitts, Jr.James20WhiteTXMcLennanCDC, CV, P, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTSexual Assault20 years19942019DNAMWIDFCP/FAOM
PopeDavid Shawn23WhiteTXDallasSAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault45 years19862001DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
PorterAllen Wayne18BlackTXHarrisCIU, SASexual AssaultLife19912010MWID
RachellRicardo45HispanicTXHarrisCIU, CV, SAChild Sex Abuse40 years20032011DNAMWID
RamirezJesus48HispanicTXLambH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife19982008MWIDP/FAOMILD
ReyosJames25Native AmericanTXEctorH, IOMurder38 years19832023MWIDFC
RobertsonShakara18BlackTXDallasCIU, P, IORobberyProbation19962012MWID
RobinsonAnthony25BlackTXHarrisSASexual Assault27 years19872000DNAMWIDF/MFE
RodriguezGeorge25HispanicTXHarrisCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse60 years19872005DNAMWIDF/MFE
RogersMandel18BlackTXHarrisCIU, P, SARobbery12 years19992014DNAMWID
RussellStephen Lynn26WhiteTXDallasPR, OF, WH, NW, WTRobbery50 years19801990MWIDP/FAOM
SalazarBen23HispanicTXTravisSASexual Assault30 years19921997DNAMWIDF/MFE
SantillanMartin23HispanicTXDallasCIU, H, IOMurderLife19982023DNAMWID
ScottChristopher Shun27BlackTXDallasCIU, H, SAMurderLife19972009MWID
SheltonMichael22WhiteTXMcLennanCDC, CV, P, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTSexual Assault20 years19942019DNAMWIDFCP/FAOM
SifuentesAlberto22HispanicTXLambH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife19982008MWIDP/FAOMILD
Simmons, Jr.Claude42BlackTXDallasCIU, H, SAMurderLife19972009MWID
SmithBilly James34BlackTXDallasSASexual AssaultLife19872006DNAMWID
SmithMarcus Lashun21BlackTXDallasCIU, P, IORobberyProbation19952012MWID
SonnierErnest22BlackTXHarrisIO, SAKidnappingLife19862018DNAMWIDF/MFE
StevensonChristopher22BlackTXWallerPPR, OF, NW, KP, WT, PJBurglary/Unlawful Entry2 years20192021MWIDP/FAOMILD
StewartEverold19BlackTXDallasHOF, WHMurder25 years19882019MWIDOM
SturgeonRichard32BlackTXHarrisOF, WH, NW, WTRobbery50 years19992009MWIDOMILD
SuttonJosiah16BlackTXHarrisJV, SAPR, FA, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault25 years19992004DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
TalamantezJesse20HispanicTXHarrisHMurder99 years19992004MWIDILD
TaylorRonald 32BlackTXHarrisIO, SASexual Assault60 years19952008DNAMWIDF/MFE
ThomasRickey Dale25BlackTXHopkinsRobberyLife19911992MWIDILD
ThomasVictor Larue26BlackTXEllisSASexual AssaultLife19862001DNAMWID
TrevinoMichael27HispanicTXTravisCV, P, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseProbation19932012MWID
TurnerKeith22BlackTXDallasSASexual Assault20 years19832005DNAMWIDF/MFE
UriosteguiSilvano47HispanicTXDentonPPR, WHAssaultNot sentenced20122012MWIDOM
WallerJames25BlackTXDallasCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse30 years19832007DNAMWIDF/MFE
WallerPatrick22BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SAKidnappingLife19922008DNAMWIDF/MFEILD
WallisGregory27WhiteTXDallasCIU, SASexual Assault50 years19892007DNAMWIDP/FA
WardNathaniel35BlackTXMcLennanRobbery45 years19992001MWID
WashingtonDarryl24BlackTXDallasCIU, IOPR, WHRobberyLife19962012MWIDOM
WebbMark22WhiteTXTarrantSASexual Assault30 years19872002DNAMWID
WigginsDavid Lee24WhiteTXTarrantCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19892012DNAMWID
WilliamsJames Curtis25BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SASexual AssaultLife19842012DNAMWID
WoodardJames Lee26BlackTXDallasCIU, H, IO, SAPR, WHMurderLife19812008DNAMWIDOM
WotenMichael Anthony19WhiteTXDallasRobbery55 years19821990MWID
WyattRickey Dale25BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault99 years19812012DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ZapataRodrigo25HispanicTXWebbPR, WHRobbery25 years20002001MWIDOMILD