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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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AllenDerrick19BlackNCDurhamCV, H, P, SA, SBSPR, NWMurder43 3/4 to 54 years19992016P/FAF/MFEOMILD
BaumerJulie27WhiteMIMacombCV, F, IO, NC, SBSChild Abuse10 to 15 years20052010F/MFEILD
BenavidesVicente42HispanicCAKernCV, H, NC, SA, SBSPR, OF, FA, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19932018P/FAF/MFEOMILD
BriggsBrandy19WhiteTXHarrisCV, F, NC, P, SBSChild Abuse17 years20002006P/FAF/MFEILD
BrownLeeVester33BlackMSCoahomaCV, H, NC, SBSMurderLife without parole20062018F/MFE
BrownShawn25BlackMICalhounCV, H, IO, NC, SBSManslaughter8 years and 4 months to 30 years20102021F/MFEILD
ButtsAlan21WhiteOHFranklinCV, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder15 to life20032024F/MFE
CeasorTerry33WhiteMISt. ClairCV, IO, NC, SBSChild Abuse2 to 15 years20052021F/MFEILD
ConleyDonna31WhiteOHPerryCV, F, H, NC, SBSManslaughter13 years20032007F/MFEILD
CouncilGregory28BlackFLDuvalCV, NC, SBSOF, WH, NW, WTChild Abuse30 years20112015F/MFEOM
Del PreteJennifer31WhiteILWillCV, F, H, NC, SBSPR, WHMurder20 years20052022F/MFEOMILD
EdmundsAudrey34WhiteWIDaneCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurder18 years19962008F/MFE
Engberg-LehmerTeresa24WhiteIAPottawattamieCV, F, H, NC, P, SBSManslaughter15 years19971998F/MFE
EppsDerick27BlackMAEssexCV, NC, SBSChild Abuse7 to 10 years20072016F/MFEILD
GriffinMichael19BlackMIGeneseeCV, H, NC, SBSMurderLife20102023F/MFEILD
HalesWarren25WhiteUTSalt LakeCV, H, NC, SBSPR, NW, PLMurder5 to Life20042007F/MFEOMILD
HockersmithLetha Jean31WhiteOKTulsaCV, F, H, SBSMurderLife19941999F/MFE
Hoover-MooreKim38WhiteOHFranklinCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurder15 to life20032021F/MFE
JohnsonZavion18BlackCASacramentoCIU, CV, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder25 to life20022018F/MFE
Jones IIIClarence36BlackMDBaltimoreCV, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder30 years19992021F/MFE
KrukowskiDane24WhiteMISaginawCV, NC, SBSChild Abuse3 to 10 years20162020FCF/MFEILD
LehmerJoel32WhiteIAPottawattamieCV, H, NC, P, SBSManslaughter15 years19971998F/MFE
LymanChristopher29WhiteKSGearyCV, H, NC, SA, SBSPR, WHMurderLife20152023F/MFEOMILD
MillerTonia18WhiteMICalhounCV, F, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder20 to 30 years20032021F/MFE
Morings, Jr.Claude24BlackF-MILCV, NC, SBSChild Abuse6 months20022009P/FAF/MFE
PeelJohn18WhiteFLPinellasCV, H, NC, P, SBSFA, NWManslaughter10 years20002002F/MFEOM
RalstonSean18WhiteMAMiddlesexCV, H, NC, SBSManslaughter10 to 15 years19891992FCF/MFEILD
RoarkAndrew20WhiteTXDallasCIU, CV, IO, NC, SBSChild Abuse35 years20002024F/MFEILD
StevensCodie Lynn23WhiteMISaginawCV, F, NC, SBSChild Abuse1 1/2 to 10 years20162020F/MFEILD
TiscarenoAbigail40HispanicUTSummitCV, F, NC, SBSPR, WHChild AbuseNot sentenced20042005FCF/MFEOMILD
VossKrystal28WhiteCOAlamosaCDC, CV, F, H, NC, SBSPR, WHMurder20 years20042017FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WareMelonie30BlackGADeKalbCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurderLife20052009F/MFEILD
WashingtonTerrance16BlackFLLeonCV, H, JV, SBSMurderLife without parole19972001P/FA
WeaverMary41WhiteIAMarshallCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurderLife without parole19941997P/FAF/MFE
WittDrayton18WhiteAZMaricopaCV, H, NC, SBS, IOMurder20 years20022012F/MFE