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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 see 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 displays 15 variables
for all exonerations

OM Tags displays 11 variables
for cases with Official Misconduct

  • 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 !​
Race
Tags
OM Tags
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AbernathyChristopher17WhiteILCookCIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurderLife without parole19872015DNAFCP/FAOM
AdamsJarrett M.17BlackWIJeffersonIO, JV, NC, SASexual Assault28 years20002007P/FAILD
AjamuKwame17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
AlvarezGeorge17HispanicTXCameronJV, NC, POF, WH, NWAssault8 years20062010P/FAOM
AndrewDowaun17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or SaleProbation20032022
AntusasWayne17WhiteILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19982021P/FAOM
AtkinsTimothy17BlackCALos AngelesH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder32 to Life19872007MWIDP/FAOM
AyersRandall Lynn17WhiteOHHamiltonCV, JV, SAAttempted Murder14 to 50 years19821990MWID
BaileyDarryl17BlackTNShelbyH, JVMurderLife19942000FC
BakerEdward17BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, INTMurderLife19742002FCP/FAOMILD
BarrigaJose17HispanicILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale1 year20132020
BoutoRobert17WhiteILCookCV, H, IO, JI, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder45 years19962018P/FAOM
BradfordMarcellius17BlackILCookCDC, JV, P, SAOF, FA, NW, INTKidnapping12 years19882001DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
BradleyJavon17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20082022P/FAOM
BrownDeonte17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale1 year20102020
Burner Troy17BlackDCH, IO, JVMurder30 to life19942020P/FA
BushKeith17BlackNYSuffolkCIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder20 to Life19762019DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CarpenterDe'Marchoe17BlackOKTulsaCDC, CV, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19952016P/FAOM
CasasJesus17HispanicTXHarrisCIU, JV, M, NC, PDrug Possession or SaleProbation20152016
ChoyFrances17AsianMAPlymouthA, CDC, F, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole20112020FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ClarkDarrell17WhiteGAFloydCV, H, IO, JV, NCOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife19982022P/FAF/MFEOM
CoxTeresa Lynne17WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, JI, JV, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex Abuse10 years19852000P/FAOM
CurtisJoshua17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 years20052018P/FAOM
DailDwayne Allen17WhiteNCWayneCV, IO, JV, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19892007DNAMWIDF/MFE
DavisCorey17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20052022P/FAOM
DiazVictor17HispanicTXHarrisCIU, JV, NC, PDrug Possession or SaleProbation20112014F/MFE
EllerbeVincent17BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 years to Life19962022FCP/FAOMILD
EppsReginald17BlackNCNew HanoverA, CDC, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WTAssault28 years19722012P/FAOM
ErvinArmenu17BlackTXSwisherJV, NC, PPR, OF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20002003P/FAOM
EvansMichael17BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife19762003DNAMWIDFCOM
EzellBobby17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or SaleProbation20012020
FaustBenjamin17BlackMOSt. CharlesCV, JV, NC, P, SASexual Assault1 year20162018P/FA
FergusonRyan17WhiteMOBooneCDC, H, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurder40 years20052013P/FAOM
FowlerJoel17BlackNYKingsCIU, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder25 to life20092015FCP/FAOMILD
FullerD'Andre17BlackILCookNC, PWeapon Possession or SaleProbation20032020
FutrellRayshard 17BlackMIWayneH, JVPR, WHMurderLife20092010MWIDOM
GableKunta17BlackLAOrleansCIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderLife without parole19962022MWIDP/FAOM
GainesBrian17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale3 months20052022P/FAOM
GathersGary17BlackDCH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLMurder36 to life19942015FCP/FAOMILD
GauthierVictoria17WhiteTXHarrisCIU, F, JV, NC, PDrug Possession or SaleProbation20132015F/MFE
GilmoreJerry17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or SaleProbation20082022
GomezAriel17HispanicILCookCDC, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder35 years19982018FCP/FAOM
GrandsonDwight17BlackDCH, JVPR, WHMurder42 years and 8 months20062011P/FAOM
GrayPaula17BlackILCookF, H, JI, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INTMurder50 years19782002DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
GreenCassidy17WhiteILKaneJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale2 years20052022
HargraveRosean17BlackNYKingsH, JVOF, WHMurder30 to life19922018MWIDOM
HarmonSkylor17BlackMDWorcesterH, JVPR, FA, WH, NW, PJ, PLMurderLife20112021F/MFEOMILD
HarringtonTerry17BlackIAPottawattamieCDC, H, JVPR, OF, WHMurderLife19782003P/FAOM
HarrisWilliam17BlackWVKanawhaJV, SAOF, FA, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault10 to 20 years19871995DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
HatchettNathaniel17BlackMIMacombIO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PLSexual Assault25 to 40 years19982008DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HayesTravis17BlackLAJeffersonH, IO, JVPR, WHMurderLife19982007DNAFCOM
HenningShawn17WhiteCTLitchfieldH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder50 years19892020DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
HerreraBobby Paiste17HispanicCASanta ClaraJV, PAssault5 years19982000MWIDP/FAILD
HillJames17BlackINLakeJV, SAPR, OF, WHSexual Assault35 years19822009MWIDP/FAOM
HillJames17BlackINLakeH, JVPR, WHMurder47 years20182022DNAFCP/FAOM
HintonC'Quan17BlackMIGeneseeCV, H, JI, JVPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife without parole20092022MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
HornVernon17BlackCTNew HavenCDC, H, JVOF, WHMurder70 years20002018MWIDP/FAOMILD
HortonJohn17BlackILWinnebagoH, IO, JVPR, WH, NW, KPMurderLife without parole19952017FCP/FAOMILD
HuntBrian17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20082018P/FAOM
HuntKenya17BlackCASan DiegoJVRobberyNot sentenced19911991MWID
HurtDavie17BlackWVMercerCDC, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19982014P/FAOMILD
IrbyDerius17BlackOHCuyahogaCDC, CIU, JVRobberyNot sentenced20162017MWIDP/FA
JacksonJoseph17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or SaleProbation20052022
JacksonWillie17BlackLAJeffersonBM, JV, SASexual Assault40 years19892006DNAMWIDF/MFE
JerniganJames17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale2 years20042021
JohnsonAnthony17BlackILCookH, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder47 years20072014P/FAOMILD
JohnsonAntrone17BlackTXDallasCIU, CV, JV, NC, P, SAPR, WHChild Sex AbuseLife19962009P/FAOM
JohnsonEugene17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder18 to life19962016MWIDF/MFEOM
JohnsonMichael17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale3 years20012022
JonesMichael17BlackTXHarrisCIU, JV, NC, PDrug Possession or SaleProbation20092015F/MFE
KelleyGregory17WhiteTXWilliamsonCV, JV, SAOF, WTChild Sex Abuse25 years20142019MWIDP/FAOM
KezerJoshua17WhiteMOScottH, JI, JVPR, WHMurder60 years19942009DNAMWIDP/FAOM
KleinmanMatthew17WhiteORMultnomahJVPR, OF, WHAssaultNot sentenced19972002P/FAOM
KnapperIsaac17BlackLAOrleansH, JVPR, WHMurderLife19791991P/FAOM
LeeWilliam17BlackMIWayneJV, NC, SAPR, WH, NW, PLSexual Assault15 to 30 years20072010DNAP/FAOM
LesterColton17WhiteTXPolkJV, NC, PSolicitation3 years20142020ILD
LewisTerrance17BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, H, JVOF, WHMurderLife without parole19992019MWIDOMILD
LiskerBruce17WhiteCALos AngelesH, JI, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJMurder16 to Life19852009P/FAF/MFEOMILD
LopezGeorge17HispanicCAOrangeJVRobbery13 years20002002MWIDILD
MaltbiaAnthony17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale3 years20092022
MarbleCody17WhiteMTMissoulaCV, IO, JV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse5 years20022017P/FA
MartinKevin17BlackDCCDC, H, IO, JV, P, SAPR, NWManslaughter15 to Life19842014DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
MartinMario17BlackTXHarrisCIU, JV, NC, PDrug Possession or Sale30 days20082010F/MFE
MatthewsRyan17BlackLAJeffersonCDC, H, JVPR, WHMurderDeath19992004DNAMWIDP/FAOM
McCoyTroshawn17BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IO, JV, PPR, WHMurder55 years19982017FCP/FAOM
McDonaldOctayvia17BlackILCookCIU, F, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20052018P/FAOM
McGheeCurtis17BlackIAPottawattamieCDC, H, JI, JV, PPR, OF, WHMurderLife19782011P/FAOMILD
McIntyreLamonte17BlackKSWyandotteH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife19942017MWIDP/FAOM
McKoyJames17BlackNCNew HanoverA, CDC, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WTAssault29 years19722012P/FAOM
MiddlebrooksChad17BlackTXHarrisCIU, JV, M, NC, PDrug Possession or SaleProbation20162016
Miller, Jr.Jesse17BlackFLPalm BeachH, JI, JVMurderLife20092014P/FAF/MFEILD
MirandaEsteban17HispanicILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale4 months20092022
MitchellAnthony17BlackILCookCDC, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder31 years20062019DNAFCP/FAOMILD
MoralesJose17HispanicNYBronxH, JVPR, WH, NW, KPMurder15 to Life19882001MWIDP/FAOM
MoranNakiya17WhiteILCookCV, JVPR, OF, WHAttempted Murder62 years20092017MWIDOM
MorfinNicholas17WhiteILCookCDC, CV, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19972021P/FAOM
MorganJerome17BlackLAOrleansCV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19942016P/FAOMILD
MurphyMichelle17Native AmericanOKTulsaCV, F, H, IO, JVPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, INT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19952014DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
NegronWilliam17HispanicILCookCIU, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19952017P/FAOMILD
NelsonLeroy17BlackLAOrleansCIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderLife without parole19962022MWIDP/FAOM
NguyenAnthony17AsianTXHarrisCIU, JV, M, NC, PDrug Possession or SaleProbation20132014F/MFE
OlivarezDaniel17HispanicTXSwisherJV, NC, PPR, OF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale12 years20002003P/FAOM
OsborneLarry17WhiteKYWhitleyCDC, H, JVMurderDeath19992002P/FA
OwensKeith17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20072022P/FAOM
PardueMichael17WhiteALBaldwinCDC, H, JVPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJMurderLife19731997FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
PattersonDontia17BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WHMurderLife without parole20092018MWIDOMILD
PejcinovicFrank17WhiteNYBronxCV, JVOF, NW, WTAssault1 to 3 years19891993MWIDOM
PerezVanessa17HispanicTXHarrisCIU, F, JV, M, NC, PDrug Possession or Sale30 days20152016
PerrotGeorge17WhiteMAHampdenIO, JV, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, INT, PJSexual AssaultLife19872017FCP/FAF/MFEOM
PhillipsPaul17BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder30 years19952014FCP/FAOMILD
RigelSierra17WhiteORCurryF, H, JV, NCManslaughterCommunity service20112014ILD
RiveraEmanuel17HispanicILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or SaleProbation19982022
RobinsonDavonn17BlackWIMilwaukeeCV, IO, JV, NC, P, SAChild Sex Abuse5 years20062010FCP/FA
RobinsonDelaurence17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or SaleProbation20002022
RobinsonKerry17BlackGAColquittCDC, IO, JV, SASexual Assault20 years20022020DNAP/FAF/MFE
RollinsLafonso17BlackILCookJV, SAOF, FA, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault75 years19942004DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOMILD
Rollins, IVOfford17BlackCAKernCV, H, JVPR, NWMurder29 to life19921996MWIDF/MFEOM
RozdilskiAustin17WhiteVALynchburg CityJV, NCAssaultNot sentenced20192021P/FA
SalcedoTeresa17HispanicILCookF, JV, NCOF, WH, NW, PJAssaultProbation20052007P/FAOM
SaltersKaveo17BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, JVAttempted Murder27 to 42 years20122019MWID
SandersJamell17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20062017P/FAOM
ScottMalcolm17BlackOKTulsaCDC, CV, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19952016P/FAOM
ScottMichael17WhiteTXTravisCDC, CV, H, JV, SAMurderLife20022009DNAFCP/FA
SerranoIvan17HispanicPAPhiladelphiaH, JVMurderLife19882005MWID
ShannonRasaan17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 months20052022P/FAOM
SimsOliver17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale6 months20042022P/FAOM
SmithG'Cobra17BlackTXHarrisCIU, JV, NC, PDrug Possession or Sale180 days20142016
SmithJon Keith17BlackMOJacksonCDC, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19872000P/FAOM
SmithTaurus17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20042017P/FAOM
SmithTyree17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20072022P/FAOM
SpringsteenRobert17WhiteTXTravisCDC, CV, H, JV, SAMurderDeath20012009DNAFCP/FA
SprinkleKeyon17BlackMASuffolkH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderLife20022020P/FAOM
StewartKia17BlackLAOrleansCIU, H, IO, JVMurderLife without parole20092015MWIDILD
StreeterJamal17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale1 year20112020
SuShih-Wei17AsianNYQueensJVPR, WH, NW, KP, WTAttempted Murder16 years19922003P/FAOM
SwiftTerrill17BlackILCookCDC, H, JV, SAMurder36 years19982012DNAFCP/FA
SyedAdnan17AsianMDBaltimore CityCDC, H, IO, JVPR, WHMurderLife20002022DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
TankleffMartin17WhiteNYSuffolkH, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJMurder50 to Life19902008FCP/FAOM
TaylorDaniel17BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19952013FCP/FAOMILD
TennisonJohn17BlackCASan FranciscoH, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 to Life19902003P/FAOM
TerryAntoine17BlackMOColeCV, JV, NC, SAOF, NW, PJChild Sex Abuse7 years20082010DNAFCP/FAOM
TerryPaul17BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife19772003DNAMWIDOM
ThamesVincent17BlackILCookCDC, H, JV, P, SAOF, NW, INTMurder30 years19982012DNAFCP/FAOM
TribbleSantae17BlackDCH, IO, JVMurder20 to Life19802012DNAP/FAF/MFE
TruviaEarl17BlackLAOrleansCV, H, IO, JVPR, WHMurderLife19762003P/FAOMILD
TylerSean17BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder5819952021FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ValdezGilbert17HispanicTXBexarCV, JV, P, SAPR, WHSexual AssaultProbation19972012OMILD
VentEugene17Native AmericanAKFairbanksCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLMurder38 years19992015MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
VereenWillie17BlackNCNew HanoverA, CDC, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WTAssault29 years19722012P/FAOM
WalterSullivan17BlackLAOrleansCIU, IO, JV, SAPR, WHSexual Assault35 years19862022MWIDF/MFEOMILD
WashingtonJermail17BlackILCookJV, NC, PWeapon Possession or Sale1 year20092021
WellsKeith17BlackTXJohnsonCV, JV, NC, P, SAChild Sex Abuse4 years19982018ILD
WestonDemond17BlackILCookCV, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder75 years19922019MWIDFCP/FAOM
WheattDerrick17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVPR, WHMurder18 to life19962016F/MFEOM
White, Jr.Lionel17BlackILCookCIU, IO, JV, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20062017P/FAOM
WilliamsTerrance17BlackPAPhiladelphiaH, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurder13 1/2 to 27 years19852020P/FAOM
WilsonTheophalis17BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, CV, H, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19932020P/FAF/MFEOMILD
WinstonJ'Avarus17BlackTXHarrisCIU, JV, M, NC, PDrug Possession or SaleProbation20152016
YoungPaul17BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderLife without parole19872021FCP/FAOM