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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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CopelandNicole32WhiteF-NY(Northern)FED, FPR, NWFraud24 days20102016OM
DeAngeloAngel M.26HispanicF-NY(Eastern)CDC, FED, HPR, NW, KP, WTMurderLife20032004P/FAOM
DunnElisa38WhiteF-NY(Northern)FED, FPR, NWFraudProbation20102016OM
FieldDenis46WhiteF-NY(Southern)CDC, FEDTax Evasion/FraudNot sentenced20112013P/FAF/MFE
Ghysels, Jr.David45WhiteF-NY(Eastern)FED, NCPR, WH, NW, KP, WTFraudProbation20092014P/FAOM
LeonardKeevin42WhiteF-NY(Eastern)FED, NCPR, WH, NW, KP, WTFraud2 years and 10 months20092016P/FAOM
MahaffyKenneth47WhiteF-NY(Eastern)FED, NCPR, WH, NW, KP, WTFraud2 years20092018P/FAOM
MalinRobert38WhiteF-NY(Eastern)FED, NCPR, WH, NW, KP, WTFraud4 years20092018P/FAOM
Minaya DiazMarcia50HispanicF-NY(Eastern)F, FEDDrug Possession or SaleNot sentenced20152015
MurrayPatrick34WhiteF-NY(Eastern)CDC, FEDDrug Possession or Sale5 years20102014P/FAF/MFE
NolanRalph25WhiteF-NY(Southern)FEDOF, NW, WTAttempt, Violent10 years20152021MWIDOMILD
NwaigweLinus45BlackF-NY(Eastern)FED, NCPR, WH, NW, KP, WTFraud1 year and 1 day20092015P/FAOM
O'ConnellTimothy38WhiteF-NY(Eastern)FED, NCPR, WH, NW, KP, WTFraudProbation20092013P/FAOM
ParachaUzair23AsianF-NY(Southern)FED, NCOF, WH, NW, WTSupporting Terrorism30 years20052020FCP/FAF/MFEOM
ParseDavid42WhiteF-NY(Southern)CDC, FEDTax Evasion/Fraud3 years and 6 months20112016P/FA
PerezDuarnis27HispanicF-NY(Northern)FED, NC, PPR, WHImmigration4 3/4 years20002006OM
RivasEdgar37HispanicF-NY(Southern)FEDPR, WH, NW, KPDrug Possession or Sale10 years and 1 month20032004P/FAOM
SadrAli34AsianF-NY(Southern)FED, NCPR, WHOther Nonviolent FelonyNot sentenced20202020F/MFEOM
SerranoPedro37HispanicF-NY(Southern)FED, NCWeapon Possession or SaleNot sentenced20162017P/FAF/MFE
SherwinJames T.53WhiteF-NY(Southern)FEDFraud6 months19891991
WallachE. Robert50WhiteF-NY(Southern)CDC, FEDPR, WH, NW, KP, WTFraud6 years19891993P/FAOM