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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 !​
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OM Tags
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AnthonyObie19BlackCALos AngelesH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19952011P/FAOMILD
AtkinsTimothy17BlackCALos AngelesH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder32 to Life19872007MWIDP/FAOM
BonnerSamuel20BlackCALos AngelesH, JIPR, WH, NW, KP, PLMurderLife without parole19832019P/FAOM
CarrilloFranky16HispanicCALos AngelesCV, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife19922011P/FAOM
ChanceClarence23BlackCALos AngelesH, IO, JIOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19751992P/FAOM
ColeReggie18BlackCALos AngelesHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife19952009P/FAOMILD
ColemanJofama20BlackCALos AngelesCIU, CV, HMurder25 years to life20062024MWIDP/FA
DumbriqueEdward15HispanicCALos AngelesH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19982021P/FAF/MFEOMILD
GanttTimothy47BlackCALos AngelesHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19942008MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
GoldsteinThomas Lee30WhiteCALos AngelesH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurder25 to Life19802004MWIDP/FAOM
GrajedaArthur19HispanicCALos AngelesHPR, WHMurder32 to life19871991MWIDP/FAOM
GrajedaSenon31HispanicCALos AngelesHPR, WHMurder45 to life19871993MWIDP/FAOM
GreenWillie Earl31BlackCALos AngelesH, IOOF, NW, WTMurder33 to Life19842008P/FAOM
GuilloryLavont21BlackCALos AngelesHOF, WHMurderLife19942005DNAMWIDOM
HallHarold37BlackCALos AngelesH, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurderLife19902004FCP/FAOM
HastingsMaurice29BlackCALos AngelesCIU, H, IO, SAMurderLife without parole19882022DNAMWID
HernandezGiovanni14HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IO, JVMurder50 to life20122023MWIDF/MFE
HerreraJuan21HispanicCALos AngelesHMurder80 to life19992006P/FAILD
HowardDeAndre20BlackCALos AngelesHMurderLife20032013MWIDILD
HowardKenji16BlackCALos AngelesH, JVOF, NWMurder35 to Life19972021FCF/MFEOMILD
JenningsRaymond25WhiteCALos AngelesCIU, HMurder40 to life20092017F/MFEILD
JimenezArturo18HispanicCALos AngelesCV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder30 to life19952020MWIDP/FAOMILD
JonesDavid Allen32BlackCALos AngelesH, IO, SAMurder36 to Life19952004DNAFC
KleneJohn18WhiteCALos AngelesH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19982021P/FAF/MFEOMILD
LiskerBruce17WhiteCALos AngelesH, JI, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJMurder16 to Life19852009P/FAF/MFEOMILD
MaxwellBobby Joe29BlackCALos AngelesH, JIPR, WH, NW, KPMurderLife without parole19842018P/FAF/MFEOM
MellenSusan42WhiteCALos AngelesF, H, IOPR, OF, WHMurderLife without parole19982014P/FAOMILD
MikesMelvin19BlackCALos AngelesHMurder25 to Life19851992ILD
MillaMarco19HispanicCALos AngelesHOF, WHMurderLife without parole20022015MWIDOM
MirandaAdam21HispanicCALos AngelesCDC, H, PPR, WH, WTMurderLife19832009P/FAOM
MorrisOscar33BlackCALos AngelesCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19832000P/FAOM
NgovMatthew20AsianCALos AngelesHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLMurder57 to life20132019P/FAF/MFEOMILD
O'ConnellFrank25WhiteCALos AngelesH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 to Life19852012P/FAOM
PattersonStephen18BlackCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IOMurder50 to life20072024MWIDF/MFEILD
PinedaLisa26HispanicCALos AngelesF, HMurder40 to life20052009F/MFE
PowellBenny26BlackCALos AngelesH, IO, JIOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19751992P/FAOM
PrattElmer21BlackCALos AngelesH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KPMurder25 to Life19721999MWIDP/FAOM
RegisterKash18BlackCALos AngelesH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19792013MWIDP/FAOMILD
RobinsonEric23BlackCALos AngelesHOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19942007DNAP/FAOM
RochaMario16HispanicCALos AngelesCV, H, JVMurder35 to Life19982008MWIDILD
ShorttJames21BlackCALos AngelesCDC, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19822010P/FAOM
Simmons IIITommy35BlackCALos AngelesHMurderLife19982003MWIDILD
SmithJohn Edward18BlackCALos AngelesCV, H, IOOF, WHMurderLife19942012P/FAF/MFEOMILD
SmithMichael32BlackCALos AngelesHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19942009MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
SolorioMiguel19HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJMurderLife without parole20002023MWIDP/FAOMILD
SotoAbel15HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, JVMurder72 years and 8 months20072024P/FA
ThomasCherice18BlackCALos AngelesF, HMurder25 to Life20092012P/FAILD
TobiasArt 13HispanicCALos AngelesH, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, INTMurder25 years20132015MWIDFCOM
TorresAlexander20HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, H, IOMurder40 to Life20012021MWIDF/MFE
Velasquez, Jr.Ronald18HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IOFA, WH, NW, PJMurder50 to Life20012024P/FAF/MFEOM
VillalobosAbraham21HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IOFA, WH, NW, PJMurder15 to Life20012024P/FAF/MFEOM
WilliamsBarry19BlackCALos AngelesH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19862021MWIDP/FAOMILD
WilsonAndrew29BlackCALos AngelesH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19862017MWIDP/FAOM