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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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ClarkDonald35WhiteIAJohnsonCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse25 years20102016P/FAILD
Cox, Sr.Terry27WhiteIAWoodburyCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse25 years19972001P/FA
DavisAnthony20BlackIAPottawattamieCV, NC, SAPR, WHSexual AssaultNot sentenced19901992P/FAOM
DeSimoneDavid45WhiteIAClintonCV, NC, SAPR, WH, NW, KP, WTSexual Assault15 years20052012P/FAOM
Engberg-LehmerTeresa24WhiteIAPottawattamieCV, F, H, NC, P, SBSManslaughter15 years19971998F/MFE
EsseEric33WhiteIACerro GordoHMurderLife without parole20032006FCF/MFEILD
HannonDonald18BlackIAPottawattamieCV, NC, SAPR, WHSexual AssaultNot sentenced19901992P/FAOM
HarringtonTerry17BlackIAPottawattamieCDC, H, JVPR, OF, WHMurderLife19782003P/FAF/MFEOM
ImafidonJulius34BlackIAPolkMOther Nonviolent MisdemeanorProbation20002002MWID
LeckingtonMark38WhiteIAScottCVOther Nonviolent Felony20 years20042008
LehmerJoel32WhiteIAPottawattamieCV, H, NC, P, SBSManslaughter15 years19971998F/MFE
McGheeCurtis17BlackIAPottawattamieCDC, H, JI, JV, PPR, OF, WHMurderLife19782011P/FAF/MFEOMILD
RhoadesNick33WhiteIABlack HawkNC, POther Violent Felony25 years20092014ILD
SmithTammy32WhiteIAHumboldtCV, F, NCChild Abuse10 years20072011F/MFEILD
TracyRonald37WhiteIAJacksonCV, NC, SAPR, CW, WTSexual Assault10 years19891992P/FAF/MFEOMILD
WeaverMary41WhiteIAMarshallCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurderLife without parole19941997P/FAF/MFE
WeldonKyle21WhiteIAPolkM, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale31 days20152017P/FAOM