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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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BattenFloyd20BlackNYKingsHPR, OF, WHMurder20 to life19842004MWIDOMILD
BellDerrick22BlackNYKingsRobbery12 1/2 to 25 years19972007MWIDILD
BooneOtis19BlackNYKingsCVOF, NW, WTRobbery25 years20122019MWIDOMILD
BoyetteCalvin19BlackNYKingsAPR, WHAttempted Murder12 1/2 to 25 years19842001MWIDOM
BungeCharles38WhiteNYKingsOF, WH, NW, PJAttempt, Violent6 years20072010MWIDP/FAOM
BunnJohn14BlackNYKingsH, IO, JVOF, WHMurder7 to life19922018MWIDOM
CooperEmmanuelle25BlackNYKingsHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 to life19932020MWIDP/FAOM
DavisJames21BlackNYKingsHOF, NW, WTMurder18 to life20062021MWIDP/FAOMILD
DennyMark16BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault19 to 57 years19892017MWIDP/FAOM
EscaleraRobert21HispanicNYKingsHMurder15 to Life19761990MWIDILD
FappianoScott21WhiteNYKingsIO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault20 5/6 years to 50 years19852006DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
GatlingPaul29BlackNYKingsCIU, H, PPR, OF, WHMurder30 to life19642016MWIDOM
GonzalezHector18HispanicNYKingsH, IOMurder15 to Life19962002DNAMWID
GreeneCy19BlackNYKingsHOF, WHMurder15 to life19852006DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
GroceTyrone28BlackNYKingsRobbery4 to 12 years19931995MWID
HargraveRosean17BlackNYKingsH, JVOF, WHMurder30 to life19922018MWIDOM
LekaSami33WhiteNYKingsHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder20 years19902002MWIDOM
LivingstonDetroy18BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, HPR, NW, PLMurder20 to Life19872023MWIDP/FAOM
LoganRoger35BlackNYKingsCIU, HOF, CW, WHMurder25 to life19992014MWIDP/FAOM
MalikThomas18BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to Life19962022MWIDFCP/FAOMILD
MartinWayne35BlackNYKingsCIU, HPR, WHMurderLife without parole20102016MWIDOM
MayoKareem25BlackNYKingsHMurder25 to Life20012023MWIDP/FA
McDowellEmel17BlackNYKingsCIU, H, JV, PMurder22 to Life19922023MWIDILD
PachecoChristian18HispanicNYKingsCIU, HMurder25 to life19962020MWID
PerkinsDonnell17BlackNYKingsH, JVOF, NW, WTMurder22 to Life20012023MWIDP/FAOM
PondexterRonald22BlackNYKingsHOF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 to life19931997MWIDP/FAOM
RantaDavid35WhiteNYKingsCDC, CIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder37 1/2 to Life19912013MWIDFCP/FAOM
RuffinSteven17BlackNYKingsCIU, CV, H, JVOF, NW, INT, PJManslaughter20 to 40 years19962024MWIDFCP/FAOMILD
ThomasSheldon17BlackNYKingsCIU, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PLMurder25 to life20062023MWIDP/FAOMILD
VeraJohn20HispanicNYKingsCVRobbery6 to 18 years19952000MWID
WalkerJames30BlackNYKingsHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJMurder20 to Life19711990MWIDP/FAOM
WarnerColin18BlackNYKingsCV, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurder15 to Life19822001MWIDP/FAOM
WilliamsLawrence32BlackNYKingsCIUAssault10 years20092012MWID