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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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BarnhouseWilliam35WhiteINDelawareIO, SASexual Assault80 years19922017DNAMWIDF/MFE
BerryDeMarlo18BlackNVClarkCIU, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife19952017MWIDP/FAOM
BoothDarrell28BlackCAOrangeCDC, HMurder15 to Life20112017MWIDP/FAILD
CadoganDonovan29WhiteWILacrosseOther Nonviolent FelonyLife without parole20132017MWIDF/MFEILD
CariniWilliam28WhiteILLakeCIU, SASexual Assault26 years19922017DNAMWID
ClayFrederick16BlackMASuffolkCIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole19812017DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ContrerasMarco20HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, IOAttempted MurderLife19972017MWID
CooperKeith29BlackINElkhartCV, IO, JIOF, WH, NW, WT, PJRobbery40 years19972017DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CosenzaNatale26WhiteMAWorcesterIO, SAAssault12 to 20 years20022017MWIDILD
DennyMark16BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault19 to 57 years19892017MWIDP/FAOM
DyerAnthony24BlackMIWayneCV, P, SASexual Assault7 1/2 to 15 years19912017DNAMWID
EppsCory25BlackNYErieH, IOOF, WHMurder25 to life19982017MWIDOM
GillispieRoger Dean23WhiteOHMontgomeryIO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault22 to 56 years19912017MWIDOM
GlennRoosevelt27BlackINLakeIO, JI, SASexual Assault36 years19932017DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFE
Gonzales-BarbozaJuan Carlos23HispanicKYHendersonCV, IO, P, SAChild Sex Abuse5 years19962017DNAMWIDILD
GrayAdam14WhiteILCookA, CIU, H, JV, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderLife without parole19962017MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
HaleMarshall24BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, IO, SAPR, WH, NW, PLChild Sex Abuse23 1/2 to 47 years19842017MWIDF/MFEOMILD
IrbyDerius17BlackOHCuyahogaCDC, CIU, JVRobberyNot sentenced20162017MWIDP/FA
JohnsonCharles19BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderLife without parole19982017MWIDFCP/FAOM
JohnsonLamar20BlackMDBaltimore CityCIU, H, IOOF, NW, WTMurderLife20052017MWIDOMILD
JonesRichard23BlackKSJohnsonCDC, IOOF, NW, WTRobbery19 years20012017MWIDOM
JonesRobert19BlackLAOrleansCDC, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual AssaultLife without parole19962017MWIDP/FAOM
MastersonKerry23HispanicILCookCDC, F, H, IOOF, NW, WTMurder58 years20112017MWIDP/FAOM
McHenryMarwin20BlackMIWayneIOAttempted Murder16 to 27 years20132017MWID
McIntyreLamonte17BlackKSWyandotteH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife19942017MWIDP/FAOM
MoranNakiya17WhiteILCookCV, JVPR, OF, WHAttempted Murder62 years20092017MWIDOM
NegronJulio38HispanicNYQueensPR, OF, WH, NW, WTAttempted Murder12 years20062017MWIDOMILD
OdiaseSteven23BlackNYBronxCIU, CV, HPR, WHMurder25 to life20132017MWIDOMILD
Reed Deshawn26BlackCAAlamedaHPR, OF, NW, KP, PJMurderLife without parole20142017MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
RuanoJulio42HispanicLAOrleans OF, NW, WTAssault7 years20112017MWIDOM
ScheidellDaniel46WhiteWIRacineIO, SASexual Assault25 years19952017DNAMWIDILD
SmithJulius30BlackNJHudsonRobbery20 years20102017MWID
SteeseFred28WhiteNVClarkH, JI, PPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19952017MWIDFCP/FAOM
Styles Larod16BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IO, JVPR, WHMurderLife without parole19982017MWIDFCP/FAOM
TaylorRhian21BlackNYQueensHPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurder20 to life20102017MWIDP/FAOM
VelezJohn18HispanicILCookHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder55 years20022017MWIDP/FAOMILD
VirgilWilliam35BlackKYCampbellH, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder70 years19882017DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
WeichelFred28WhiteMANorfolkH, IOOF, WHMurderLife without parole19812017MWIDOM
WilkersonMike39WhiteMOJasperCV, P, SAOF, NWSexual AssaultCommitted to mental hospital20002017DNAMWIDFCOMILD
WilsonAndrew29BlackCALos AngelesH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19862017MWIDP/FAOM
WilsonDeontae28BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, CVRobberyNot sentenced20172017MWID