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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

To Search or Sort: Place the cursor over a column heading and click on the arrow arrow You can then sort in Ascending or Descending order or click on a particular value to select the cases in that category.

The two columns with "Tags" in their labels allow you to sort and search cases by each of several additional characteristics. To see more detailed definitions for some of these terms, hover over their full names or click on the links:

The six columns on the far right of this page display separately the Contributing Factors that are listed together on the Summary Page. To save space, we use abbreviations. To see definitions of these factors, click on their full names:

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

Age: The exoneree's age on the date of the reported crime

DNA: Post-conviction DNA testing was conducted and contributed to the exoneration.


 

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Connected to: National Registry of Exonerations

The Filter finds cases that contain any of the words you enter if you check Or, or all of them if you check And. It is not a search that works with quotation marks. It does work with truncation, but not with truncation symbols such as * and !. It scans the Detailed and Summary Views, and the narrative summaries.​​​​

Race
Tags
OM Tags
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AbernathyChristopher17WhiteILCookCIU, CV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurderLife without parole19872015DNAFCP/FAOM
AndersenDaniel19WhiteILCookH, IOOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder55 years19822015DNAFCP/FAOM
AndersonTyjuan19BlackILWinnebagoHOF, WH, NW, WTMurder50 years20022015P/FAOM
CarterBrad38WhiteILWilliamsonCV, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseNot sentenced20132015P/FA
GonzalezAngel20HispanicILLakeCIU, IO, SAOF, NW, INTSexual Assault55 years19952015DNAMWIDFCOM
HoodTyrone29BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder75 years19962015MWIDP/FAOM
JohnsonLumont29BlackILWinnebagoHOF, WH, NW, WTMurder50 years20022015P/FAOM
KayerBrian34AsianILLivingstonNC, PSex Offender Registration3 years20112015
MurphyCortez26BlackILMaconBurglary/Unlawful Entry6 years20132015
RossAnthony21BlackILWinnebagoHOF, WH, NW, WTMurder50 years20042015P/FAOM
SavoryJohnnie14BlackILPeoriaCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, INTMurder50 to 100 years19772015DNAFCP/FAOMILD
SmithAlonzo35BlackILCookHOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder40 years19842015MWIDFCP/FAOM
StrongJason24WhiteILLakeCDC, CIU, H, IOOF, NW, INTMurder46 years20002015FCP/FAF/MFEOM
TaylorLavell19BlackILCookHMurder35 years19982015P/FAILD
WashingtonWayne20BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IO, PPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder25 years19962015FCP/FAOM
WhirlShawn20BlackILCookH, IO, POF, NW, INT, PJMurder60 years19912015FCP/FAOM