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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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AdamsDarryl 25BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, NC, P, SASexual Assault25 years19922017DNAP/FA
BroomesLivingston64BlackNYKingsCIU, NC, P, SASexual Assault4 years20122019P/FAILD
CabanillasGerardo18HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJSexual Assault87 to life19952023DNAMWIDFCP/FAOM
CariniWilliam28WhiteILLakeCIU, SASexual Assault26 years19922017DNAMWID
ChatmanCarl47BlackILCookCIU, NC, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault30 years20042013FCP/FAOMILD
ChatmanCharles20BlackTXDallasCIU, SASexual AssaultLife19812008DNAMWIDF/MFE
Coleman, Jr.Charles27BlackCTNew HavenCIU, IO, P, SASexual Assault150 years19872024DNAF/MFE
CountsGregory19BlackNYNew YorkCIU, IO, NC, SASexual Assault16 to 48 years19922018DNAP/FA
CourtneyUriah25WhiteCASan DiegoCIU, CV, IO, SASexual AssaultLife20062013DNAMWID
DayTyrone19BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, NC, PSexual Assault40 years19902023DNAMWIDP/FA
DennyMark16BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault19 to 57 years19892017MWIDP/FAOM
DiazLuis20HispanicCASanta ClaraCIU, SASexual Assault15 years19842012MWID
EubanksRonald25BlackTXDallasCIU, NC, P, IO, SASexual Assault10 years19922017DNAP/FA
EvansJerry Lee24BlackTXDallasCIU, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual AssaultLife19872009DNAMWIDOM
GonzalezAngel20HispanicILLakeCIU, IO, SAOF, NW, INTSexual Assault55 years19952015DNAMWIDFCOM
GreenMichael Anthony18BlackTXHarrisCIU, SASexual Assault75 years19832010DNAMWID
HicksTermaine26BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault12 1/2 to 25 years20022020DNAP/FAOMILD
JacksonRaymond38BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SASexual AssaultLife19842012DNAMWID
JonesGrant34BlackMDWicomicoCIU, NC, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault7 years19932023P/FAOM
LindseyJohnnie28BlackTXDallasCIU, SASexual AssaultLife19832009DNAMWID
Mack Leonard23BlackNYWestchesterCIU, CV, IO, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault7 1/2 to 15 years19762023DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
McGowanThomas24BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SAOF, NW, WTSexual AssaultLife19852008DNAMWIDOM
MillerChristopher24BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault40 years20022018DNAMWIDP/FAOM
O'NealJohnnie25BlackNYNew YorkCIU, SAPR, WHSexual Assault10 to 20 years19852013MWIDP/FAOM
PerryVanDyke21BlackNYNew YorkCIU, IO, NC, SASexual Assault7 to 14 years19922018DNAP/FA
PhillipsMichael33BlackTXDallasCIU, CV, P, SASexual Assault12 years19902014DNAMWIDILD
PhillipsSteven22WhiteTXDallasCIU, IO, SAPR, WHSexual Assault40 years19822008DNAMWIDOM
PorterAllen Wayne18BlackTXHarrisCIU, SASexual AssaultLife19912010MWID
RuizRafael24HispanicNYNew YorkCIU, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault8 1/3 to 25 years19852020DNAMWIDOM
ShullGeorge Edward30WhiteCASanta ClaraCIU, IO, P, SASexual Assault5 years19892009MWID
VeneyDavid20BlackMDWicomicoCIU, NC, SASexual Assault25 years19972005P/FAILD
WallisGregory27WhiteTXDallasCIU, SASexual Assault50 years19892007DNAMWIDP/FA
WalterSullivan17BlackLAOrleansCIU, IO, JV, SAPR, WHSexual Assault35 years19862022MWIDF/MFEOMILD
WilliamsJames Curtis25BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SASexual AssaultLife19842012DNAMWID
WyattRickey Dale25BlackTXDallasCIU, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault99 years19812012DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD