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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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BakerEdward17BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, INTMurderLife19742002FCP/FAOMILD
FrazierJames19BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, HOF, WH, NWMurderLife without parole20132019FCOM
GarciaArkel19BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20152021MWIDFCOMILD
GodschalkBruce25WhitePAMontgomeryIO, JI, SASexual Assault10 to 20 years19872002DNAMWIDFCP/FA
GwynnDaniel24BlackPAPhiladelphiaA, HPR, OF, WH, NWMurderDeath19952024FCOMILD
HandleyZachary13WhitePANorthamptonA, CV, JVOF, NW, INTArson6 to 12 months20082015FCP/FAOM
HandyDwane19BlackPAPhiladelphiaHPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole20132024FCP/FAOM
JohnsonRoderick20BlackPABerksCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19972020FCP/FAOM
Kelly, Jr.William M.28WhitePADauphinH, P, SAMurder10 to 20 years19901993DNAMWIDFC
KingwoodCurtis22BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole20142023MWIDFCP/FAOM
LaughmanBarry24WhitePAAdamsH, SAMurderLife19882004DNAFCF/MFE
LazarSteven22WhitePAPhiladelphiaCIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderLife20102023FCP/FAOMILD
McCoySherman20BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole20162019FCP/FAOMILD
OgrodWalter23WhitePAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19962020DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
OnyiahObina27BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole20132021MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
PacekJerry13WhitePAAlleghenyH, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurder10 to 20 years19591991FCF/MFEOM
SpellmanIndia17BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, F, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJMurder30 to Life20132023MWIDFCP/FAOMILD
VeasyWillie26BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19932019MWIDFCP/FAOM
WrightAnthony20BlackPAPhiladelphiaH, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19932016DNAFCP/FAOM
YarrisNicholas20WhitePADelawareH, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19822003DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD