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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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BrisonDale27BlackPAChesterSASexual Assault18 to 42 years19911994DNAMWIDF/MFE
BrownPatrick21BlackPADauphinIORobbery22 to 70 years20022010DNAMWID
DoswellThomas24BlackPAAlleghenySAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault13 to 26 years19862005DNAMWIDOM
FogleLewis24WhitePAIndianaCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19822015DNAP/FAOM
GodschalkBruce25WhitePAMontgomeryIO, JI, SASexual Assault10 to 20 years19872002DNAMWIDFCP/FA
HicksTermaine26BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault12 1/2 to 25 years20022020DNAP/FAOMILD
InJohn23BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, CVOF, WH, NW, PJRobbery25 to 50 years20082022DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
JohnsonWilliam24BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder30 to 60 years20092023DNAMWIDP/FAOM
Kelly, Jr.William M.28WhitePADauphinH, P, SAMurder10 to 20 years19901993DNAMWIDFC
KimbellThomas32WhitePALawrenceCV, H, JIMurderDeath19982002DNAP/FA
LaughmanBarry24WhitePAAdamsH, SAMurderLife19882004DNAFCF/MFE
MontalvoNoel33HispanicPAYorkHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath20032023DNAP/FAOMILD
MotoVincent22BlackPAPhiladelphiaSASexual Assault12 to 24 years19871996DNAMWID
NelsonBruce24BlackPAAlleghenyCDC, H, SAMurderLife19821991DNAP/FA
NesmithWillie James20BlackPACumberlandSASexual Assault9 to 25 years19822001DNAMWIDF/MFE
OgrodWalter23WhitePAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19962020DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
RamirezEdward18HispanicPAPhiladelphiaCDC, H, IOPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19982023DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
RubyDonald39WhitePAPerryHMurderLife19871993DNAF/MFEILD
WhitleyDrew32BlackPAAlleghenyH, IO, JIPR, WHMurderLife19892006DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
WilsonHarold C.30BlackPAPhiladelphiaHPR, NWMurderDeath19892005DNAOM
WrightAnthony20BlackPAPhiladelphiaH, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19932016DNAFCP/FAOM
YarrisNicholas20WhitePADelawareH, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19822003DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD