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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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AhmedMubarez31OtherMIWayneCIU, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder44 to 60 years20022018P/FAOMILD
AndersonEric20BlackMIWayneCIU, IORobbery15 to 22 years20102019MWID
AnsariAlexandre28BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, HOF, WHMurderLife without parole20132019MWID
AtkinsDennis21BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, HMurderLife20062022
BerryGregory20WhiteMIWayneCDC, CIU, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20042020P/FAOM
BurtonDanny19BlackMIWayneCDC, CIU, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19872019P/FAOM
CalhounTerance19BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, IO, P, SAChild Sex Abuse17 to 32 years20072022DNAMWIDFC
CashTazell18BlackMIWayneCIURobbery10 to 20 years20172019MWIDILD
ChancellorDarell29BlackMIWayneCIUOF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale14 1/4 to 30 years20122020P/FAOMILD
ClarkAlphonso23BlackMIWayneCIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20052023P/FAF/MFEOMILD
ClarkGeorge31BlackMIWayneCIU, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20032020P/FAOM
Clark, Jr.Paul19BlackMIWayneCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WHMurderLife without parole19872024MWIDP/FAOM
CottonMarvin21BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole20012020P/FAOMILD
EalyMarcus26BlackMIWayneCIURobbery48 to 82 years20182020MWID
HamiltonLacino19BlackMIWayneCIU, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurder52 to 82 years19952020DNAP/FAOM
HarringtonKevin20BlackMIWayneCIU, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole20032020P/FAOMILD
HillLaVone24Native AmericanMIWayneCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole20022024P/FAF/MFEOMILD
HowardBernard18BlackMIWayneCDC, CIU, CV, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19952020FCP/FAOMILD
IshoWaleed21WhiteMIWayneCIUAttempted Murder8 to 20 years19902020P/FA
KhalilEdward28BlackMIWayneCDC, CIU, HMurderLife20122020MWIDP/FAILD
LackeyKevin18BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse15 to 25 years19932019F/MFEILD
LegionAnthony27BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole20012020P/FAOM
NixonKenneth19BlackMIWayneA, CIU, CV, H, IO, JIMurderLife without parole20052021P/FAF/MFE
NolenKelvin26BlackMIWayneCIU, H, IOMurderLife without parole20162022MWIDILD
OwensDavid19BlackMIWayneCDC, CIU, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 years19882021P/FAOM
PhillipsRichard25BlackMIWayneCDC, CIU, H, IOPR, WH, NW, KPMurderLife without parole19722018P/FAOMILD
PowelsMichael26BlackMIWayneCIU, HMurder45 to 75 years20072019P/FA
RomeoJoe55WhiteMIWayneCIUOF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or SaleProbation20052021P/FAOM
SalterAaron20BlackMIWayneCIU, HMurderLife without parole20032018MWIDILD
SaltersKaveo17BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, JVAttempted Murder27 to 42 years20122019MWID
SiggersDarrell20BlackMIWayneCIU, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19842018MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
Smith, Jr.Larry18BlackMIWayneCIU, H, IO, JIPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole19942021MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
ThomasGerry30BlackMIWayneCIU, IO, SAAttempted Murder40 to 60 years19912020MWID
WardRamon18BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19952020FCP/FAOM
WilliamsDuane42BlackMIWayneA, CIU, H, IO, NCPR, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderLife without parole20132024P/FAF/MFEOM
YoungPaul17BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderLife without parole19872021FCP/FAOM