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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 !​
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OM Tags
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AbdalWarith Habib43BlackNYErieIO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault20 to Life19831999DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
Angeles-AcostaRoberto37HispanicNYQueensCV, IOAttempted Murder16 2/3 to 50 years19952019MWID
AyersDevon18BlackNYBronxH, IOPR, WHMurder25 to life19972012P/FAOM
AyersDevon18BlackNYBronxH, IOPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurder25 to life19972013P/FAOM
AzizMuhammad26BlackNYNew YorkCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WHMurderLife19662021MWIDOM
BarnesSteven19WhiteNYOneidaCV, H, IO, JI, SAMurder25 to Life19892009DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFE
BozellaDewey16BlackNYDutchessCDC, H, IO, JVPR, WH, NWMurder20 to Life19832009P/FAOM
BrownRoy29WhiteNYCayugaBM, H, IO, JIPR, WHMurder25 to Life19922007DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
BryantDavid18BlackNYBronxCV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder25 to Life19762019FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BunnJohn14BlackNYKingsH, IO, JVOF, WHMurder7 to life19922018MWIDOM
BurtonHuwe16BlackNYBronxCDC, CIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurder15 to Life19912019FCP/FAOM
BushKeith17BlackNYSuffolkCIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder20 to Life19762019DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CameronReginald19BlackNYQueensCDC, CIU, IO, POF, NW, WT, INT, PJRobbery3 years and nine months to 11 years19962023FCP/FAOM
CarringtonSteven27BlackNYKingsCIU, H, IOMurder23 to Life19962024MWIDILD
ChalmersTerry20BlackNYWestchesterIO, SASexual Assault12 to 24 years19871995DNAMWID
CountsGregory19BlackNYNew YorkCIU, IO, NC, SASexual Assault16 to 48 years19922018DNAP/FA
DabbsCharles27BlackNYWestchesterIO, SASexual Assault12 1/2 to 20 years19841991DNAMWIDF/MFE
DaysSelwyn32BlackNYWestchesterH, IOMurder50 to life20042017DNAFCP/FAILD
DeaconDerrick34BlackNYKingsCV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 to life19892013P/FAOM
DennyMark16BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault19 to 57 years19892017MWIDP/FAOM
DeskovicJeffrey16WhiteNYWestchesterCV, H, IO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurder15 to Life19902006DNAFCOM
DiPippoAnthony18WhiteNYPutnamCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19972016DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
DixonValentino21BlackNYErieCIU, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurder38 1/3 to life19922018MWIDP/FAOM
DouglasMarc22BlackNYWestchesterIOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PLAssault20 years20072020P/FAOM
DukesCarl19BlackNYAlbanyCDC, H, IO, JIOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder39 to life19982016FCP/FAOM
EppsCory25BlackNYErieH, IOOF, WHMurder25 to life19982017MWIDOM
FappianoScott21WhiteNYKingsIO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault20 5/6 years to 50 years19852006DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
GardineDave Anthony20BlackNYNew YorkCIU, H, IOPR, WHMurder18 1/2 to life19962023P/FAOM
Garry, Jr.Edward20HispanicNYBronxH, IO, JIPR, WHMurder25 to life19972018MWIDP/FAOM
GibbsBarry38WhiteNYKingsH, IO, JIOF, WH, NW, WTMurder20 to Life19882005P/FAOM
GonzalezHector18HispanicNYKingsH, IOMurder15 to Life19962002DNAMWID
HalsteadDennis30WhiteNYNassauCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, WTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
HatchettAndre24BlackNYKingsCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KPMurder25 to life19922016P/FAOMILD
HaugheyWilliam35WhiteNYPutnamA, CIU, IO, NCPR, WHArson10 years20082016F/MFEOMILD
HicksTyrone41BlackNYBronxIO, SASexual Assault8 years20002014DNAMWID
IslamKhalil30BlackNYNew YorkCIU, H, IO, PHPR, OF, WHMurderLife19662021MWIDOM
JonesLavell19BlackNYAlbanyCDC, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder37 1/2 to Life19992016FCP/FAOM
KendrickJaythan36BlackNYQueensCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19952020DNAP/FAOM
KogutJohn21WhiteNYNassauCV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, INTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
KrivakAndrew17WhiteNYPutnamCDC, CV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder25 to life19972023DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
LewisCarlton23BlackNYOnondagaCDC, H, IO, SAMurder20 years to Life19902023DNAFCP/FAF/MFE
LopezWilliam30HispanicNYKingsCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurder25 to life19902014P/FAOMILD
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
McCloud, Jr. Armond20BlackNYQueensCDC, CIU, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19962023FCP/FAOM
McCrayAntron15BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
MoraRaymond25HispanicNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NC, PHMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
OrtizVictor24HispanicNYOrangeCV, IO, SASexual Assault12 1/2 to 25 years19841996DNAMWID
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
RodriguezFelipe22HispanicNYQueensH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder25 to life19902019MWIDP/FAOM
RosarioRichard20HispanicNYBronxCIU, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 to life19982016MWIDOMILD
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
SchulzStephen35WhiteNYSuffolkIORobbery11 years19992009MWIDILD
ShaferThomas25WhiteNYBroomeIO, NC, PTheftProbation20122024
SterlingFrank25WhiteNYMonroeH, IOMurder25 to Life19922010DNAFC
ThomasSheldon17BlackNYKingsCIU, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PLMurder25 to life20062023MWIDP/FAOMILD
VasquezWilliam34BlackNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
VillalobosAmaury30HispanicNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
WalkerJabar22BlackNYNew YorkCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurder50 to Life19982023MWIDP/FAOMILD
WaltersEarl17BlackNYQueensCIU, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WT, PJKidnapping17 1/2 to 4019942023MWIDFCP/FAOMILD
WarneyDouglas34WhiteNYMonroeH, IOOF, NW, INTMurder25 to Life19972006DNAFCF/MFEOM
WatkinsCathy27BlackNYBronxF, H, IOMurder25 to life19972012P/FA
WeeksCarlos20BlackNYKingsCIU, CV, H, IOMurder27 1/2 to Life19952019P/FA
WiseKorey16BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault5 to 15 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM