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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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BraunskillClarence38BlackNYSuffolkDrug Possession or Sale20 to 40 years19901997MWID
BushKeith17BlackNYSuffolkCIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder20 to Life19762019DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CallaceLeonard30WhiteNYSuffolkSASexual Assault25 to 50 years19871992DNAMWID
KotlerKerry22WhiteNYSuffolkSAPR, FA, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault25 to 50 years19821992DNAMWIDP/FAOM
Lawrence Shawn37BlackNYSuffolkCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder75 to life20152018P/FAOMILD
LindstadtGeorge42WhiteNYSuffolkCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse12 1/2 to 25 years19892001P/FAF/MFEILD
OlivaJohn47WhiteNYSuffolkCIU, M, NC, PPR, OF, WH, NWOfficial MisconductProbation20142021P/FAOM
SchulzStephen35WhiteNYSuffolkIORobbery11 years19992009MWIDILD
TankleffMartin17WhiteNYSuffolkH, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJMurder50 to Life19902008FCP/FAOM
TaylorRodolfo23BlackNYSuffolkCIUPR, WHRobbery18 to 36 years19852022MWIDOM
ThomasDonnell22BlackNYSuffolkCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse17 years20072011P/FA
WoodleyCollin30WhiteNYSuffolkDrug Possession or Sale10 to 20 years19901998MWID