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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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AndersonJames C.39BlackNYBronxCVBurglary/Unlawful EntryNot sentenced19901990MWID
AugustAdrienne23BlackTXWallerPR, OF, NW, KP, WT, PJBurglary/Unlawful Entry20 years20182019MWIDP/FAOMILD
AustinKirkdrick23BlackTXWallerPPR, OF, NW, KP, WT, PJBurglary/Unlawful Entry4 years20182021MWIDP/FAOMILD
Baker, Sr.Patrick40WhiteOHSanduskyCDCOF, WH, NW, WTBurglary/Unlawful Entry5 years20152017P/FAOM
CabanSandro38HispanicILCookBurglary/Unlawful Entry12 years20142020MWID
DesrouleauxClarens35BlackFLMiami-DadePOF, NW, PJBurglary/Unlawful Entry5 years20132018FCP/FAOM
DukeTimmy24WhiteTXDallasCIU, IO, PBurglary/Unlawful Entry25 years19922018ILD
Flores, Jr.Ernesto23HispanicTXHidalgoPOF, NW, WTBurglary/Unlawful Entry2 years20042015MWIDOMILD
GoogeMichael26WhiteGAGlynnP, IOBurglary/Unlawful Entry2 years20082015DNAP/FA
HarperBobby28WhiteKSSedgwickNCBurglary/Unlawful Entry3 1/2 to 7 years19872020
Jean-GillesPeter36BlackFLMiami-DadePOF, WH, NWBurglary/Unlawful Entry5 years20122019FCP/FAOM
LaBolt, Jr.William42WhiteNYBroomePOF, WH, NWBurglary/Unlawful Entry3 to 6 years19901994P/FAF/MFEOM
MontgomeryCarl44WhiteILMoultrieCDCBurglary/Unlawful Entry7 years19841989P/FAILD
MoralesMarcos31HispanicTXHidalgoPBurglary/Unlawful Entry4 years20162018ILD
MurphyCortez26BlackILMaconBurglary/Unlawful Entry6 years20132015
PrinceChristopher E.18BlackVACulpeperCV, NC, P, SAOF, WH, NW, WTBurglary/Unlawful Entry6 to 12 years19941995P/FAOM
Rios-VargasNora36HispanicCOWeldFBurglary/Unlawful Entry4 years20172023
StevensonChristopher22BlackTXWallerPPR, OF, NW, KP, WT, PJBurglary/Unlawful Entry2 years20192021MWIDP/FAOMILD
SturgeonMichael16WhiteWIWalworthCDC, JV, PPR, OF, WH, NWBurglary/Unlawful Entry120 days19972000FCP/FAOM
Surritt, Jr.Andrew29WhiteOHFayetteNCBurglary/Unlawful Entry1 year and 6 months19921996
WaitheMichael22BlackNYKingsCIU, NCBurglary/Unlawful Entry1 1/2 to 4 years19872015P/FA
WashingtonMichael16WhiteWASnohomishJV, PBurglary/Unlawful Entry1 year20052006DNAMWIDFC
WilsonDale34WhiteORMarionCV, NCBurglary/Unlawful Entry4 years20162022FCP/FAILD
WilsonTheopolis22BlackWIRacineNCBurglary/Unlawful Entry5 years19891991