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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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AbdalWarith Habib43BlackNYErieIO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault20 to Life19831999DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
BabbAustin20BlackNYBronxCIU, CV, HOF, NW, PJMurder48 years20142020DNAMWIDP/FAOM
BarnesSteven19WhiteNYOneidaCV, H, IO, JI, SAMurder25 to Life19892009DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFE
BrownRoy29WhiteNYCayugaBM, H, IO, JIPR, WHMurder25 to Life19922007DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
BushKeith17BlackNYSuffolkCIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder20 to Life19762019DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CallaceLeonard30WhiteNYSuffolkSASexual Assault25 to 50 years19871992DNAMWID
CapozziAnthony27WhiteNYErieSASexual Assault11 to 35 years19872007DNAMWID
ChalmersTerry20BlackNYWestchesterIO, SASexual Assault12 to 24 years19871995DNAMWID
ConnorReginald23BlackNYKingsCV, SAPR, WHKidnapping12 1/2 to 25 years19932015DNAP/FAOMILD
CountsGregory19BlackNYNew YorkCIU, IO, NC, SASexual Assault16 to 48 years19922018DNAP/FA
DabbsCharles27BlackNYWestchesterIO, SASexual Assault12 1/2 to 20 years19841991DNAMWIDF/MFE
DaysSelwyn32BlackNYWestchesterH, IOMurder50 to life20042017DNAFCP/FAILD
DeJacLynn30WhiteNYErieCV, F, H, JI, NCMurder25 years19942008DNAP/FAF/MFE
DeskovicJeffrey16WhiteNYWestchesterCV, H, IO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurder15 to Life19902006DNAFCOM
DiPippoAnthony18WhiteNYPutnamCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19972016DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
FappianoScott21WhiteNYKingsIO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault20 5/6 years to 50 years19852006DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
FigueroaFancy16HispanicNYQueensF, JV, M, NC, PFiling a False ReportCommunity service19972004DNAFC
GonzalezHector18HispanicNYKingsH, IOMurder15 to Life19962002DNAMWID
GreeneCy19BlackNYKingsHOF, WHMurder15 to life19852006DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
HalsteadDennis30WhiteNYNassauCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, WTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
HicksTyrone41BlackNYBronxIO, SASexual Assault8 years20002014DNAMWID
JonesClifford26BlackNYNew YorkCIU, H, SAMurder18 to life19812016DNAMWID
KendrickJaythan36BlackNYQueensCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19952020DNAP/FAOM
KogutJohn21WhiteNYNassauCV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, INTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
KotlerKerry22WhiteNYSuffolkSAPR, FA, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault25 to 50 years19821992DNAMWIDP/FAOM
KrivakAndrew17WhiteNYPutnamCDC, CV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder25 to life19972023DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
LackeyDan28WhiteNYMadisonNC, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault8 years20042007DNAFCP/FAOMILD
LewisCarlton23BlackNYOnondagaCDC, H, IO, SAMurder20 years to Life19902023DNAFCP/FAF/MFE
LopezSteven15HispanicNYNew YorkCDC, CIU, JV, POF, NW, INTRobbery1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years19912022DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
LynchRenay39BlackNYErieCIU, F, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurder25 to life19982024DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
Mack Leonard23BlackNYWestchesterCIU, CV, IO, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault7 1/2 to 15 years19762023DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
McCaffreyWilliam28WhiteNYNew YorkIO, NC, SASexual Assault20 years20062009DNAP/FA
McCallumDavid16BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, H, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder25 to life19862014DNAFCP/FAOM
McCrayAntron15BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
MercerMichael40BlackNYNew YorkCV, SASexual Assault21 to 41 years19922003DNAMWID
NewtonAlan21BlackNYBronxSASexual Assault13 1/2 to 40 years19852006DNAMWID
O'DonnellJames32WhiteNYRichmondBM, SAPR, WHSexual Assault3 1/2 to 7 years19982000DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
OrtizJosue22HispanicNYErieH, PPR, WHManslaughter25 years20062015DNAFCOM
OrtizVictor24HispanicNYOrangeCV, IO, SASexual Assault12 1/2 to 25 years19841996DNAMWID
PacyonDouglas28WhiteNYErieSASexual Assault3 years and 6 months19852010DNAMWID
PeacockFreddie26BlackNYMonroeIO, SAOF, NW, PJSexual Assault5 years19762010DNAMWIDFCP/FAOM
PeetsNorberto26HispanicNYBronxCIU, IOAttempted Murder30 to Life19992023DNAMWIDILD
PerryVanDyke21BlackNYNew YorkCIU, IO, NC, SASexual Assault7 to 14 years19922018DNAP/FA
RestivoJohn26WhiteNYNassauCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, WTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
RichardsonKevin14BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
RuizRafael24HispanicNYNew YorkCIU, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault8 1/3 to 25 years19852020DNAMWIDOM
SalaamYusef15BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
SantanaRaymond14HispanicNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
SterlingFrank25WhiteNYMonroeH, IOMurder25 to Life19922010DNAFC
StuckeyWillie16BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, H, JV, PHOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder25 to life19862014DNAFCP/FAOM
WagstaffeEverton23BlackNYKingsCV, SAPR, WHKidnapping12 1/2 to 25 years19932015DNAP/FAOMILD
WarneyDouglas34WhiteNYMonroeH, IOOF, NW, INTMurder25 to Life19972006DNAFCF/MFEOM
WattsOneal20BlackNYBronxCDC, CIU, PAttempt, Violent6 years20152020DNAMWIDP/FA
WhiteMichael35Native AmericanNYErieNC, SASexual Assault5 years20062015DNAP/FA
WilsonSharrif15BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, CV, H, JVOF, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder9 to Life19942014DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WiseKorey16BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault5 to 15 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
YarboughAnthony18BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, CV, HOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder75 to life19942014DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD