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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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AbbittJoseph31BlackNCForsythCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19952009DNAMWID
BainJames19BlackFLPolkCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19742009DNAMWIDF/MFE
BibbinsGene29BlackLALA ParishCV, IO, SAPR, FA, WH, NW, PJChild Sex AbuseLife19872003DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
BromgardJimmy Ray18WhiteMTYellowstoneCV, IO, SAFA, WH, NW, PJChild Sex Abuse40 years19872002DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
Brown, Jr.Knolly37BlackNCEdgecombCV, P, SAChild Sex Abuse5 to 6 3/4 years20092016DNAMWIDF/MFE
BullockRonnie27BlackILCookCV, SAChild Sex Abuse60 years19841994DNAMWID
CageDean 28BlackILCookCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse40 years19962008DNAMWID
CalhounTerance19BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, IO, P, SAChild Sex Abuse17 to 32 years20072022DNAMWIDFC
DailDwayne Allen17WhiteNCWayneCV, IO, JV, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19892007DNAMWIDF/MFE
DakeJeffrey27WhiteWILangladeCV, IO, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse16 years19982007MWIDOM
DanielsElmer18BlackDENew CastleCV, SAOF, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19802018MWIDF/MFEOMILD
DurhamTimothy28WhiteOKTulsaCV, IO, SAFA, WHChild Sex AbuseLife19931997DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
EllingtonTyrone31BlackOHMahoningCV, SAOF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19891991MWIDOM
ErbyLonnie31BlackMOSt. Louis CityCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19862003DNAMWIDF/MFE
Gonzales-BarbozaJuan Carlos23HispanicKYHendersonCV, IO, P, SAChild Sex Abuse5 years19962017DNAMWIDILD
HaleMarshall24BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, IO, SAPR, WH, NW, PLChild Sex Abuse23 1/2 to 47 years19842017MWIDF/MFEOMILD
Hawkins, Jr.Roger19WhiteTXTarrantCIU, CV, NC, P, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse10 years19932022MWIDFCOMILD
JaileCarlos29HispanicTXEl PasoCV, SAPR, OF, WHChild Sex AbuseLife19902022DNAMWIDOMILD
KelleyGregory17WhiteTXWilliamsonCV, JV, SAOF, WTChild Sex Abuse25 years20142019MWIDP/FAOM
McClendonRobert34BlackOHFranklinCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse15 to Life19912008DNAMWIDF/MFE
McSherryLeonard37WhiteCALos AngelesCV, SAChild Sex Abuse48 years19882001DNAMWIDF/MFE
MitchellMarvin21BlackMASuffolkCV, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse9 to 25 years19901997DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
NicholsonMallory35BlackTXDallasCIU, CV, IO, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse55 years19822022MWIDOM
O'LoughlinKevin19WhiteMAMiddlesexCIU, CV, SAChild Sex Abuse4 to 6 years19832015MWIDF/MFE
PinchbackJohnny28BlackTXDallasCIU, CV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19842011DNAMWID
RachellRicardo45HispanicTXHarrisCIU, CV, SAChild Sex Abuse40 years20032011DNAMWID
RandolphGuy33BlackMASuffolkCV, P, SAChild Sex Abuse10 years19912008MWIDILD
RodriguezGeorge25HispanicTXHarrisCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse60 years19872005DNAMWIDF/MFE
RosePeter37WhiteCASan JoaquinCV, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse27 years19952005DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
SandersDavid39WhiteWIMilwaukeeCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse15 years20062007MWID
SeriMichael Caesar42WhiteCTFairfieldCV, SAOF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse6 months to 5 years20012003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
TaylorEdward21BlackFLDuvalCIU, CV, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19862022MWIDOMILD
TowlerRaymond24BlackOHCuyahogaCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19812010DNAMWIDF/MFE
TrevinoMichael27HispanicTXTravisCV, P, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseProbation19932012MWID
VasquezMario34HispanicWIBrownCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse20 years19982015MWIDILD
WallerJames25BlackTXDallasCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse30 years19832007DNAMWIDF/MFE
WigginsDavid Lee24WhiteTXTarrantCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19892012DNAMWID
WilliamsJimmy20BlackOHSummitCV, SAOF, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19912001MWIDF/MFEOM
Williams, Jr.Johnny23BlackCAAlamedaCV, IO, SAOF, NWChild Sex Abuse16 years20002013DNAMWIDFCOM
WillisCalvin21BlackLACaddoCV, IO, SAOF, WH, NWChild Sex AbuseLife without parole19822003DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
WoodsAnthony20BlackMOSt. Louis CityCV, SAChild Sex Abuse25 years19842005DNAMWIDF/MFE
YoungbloodLarry30BlackAZPimaCV, SAChild Sex Abuse10 years and 6 months19852000DNAMWID