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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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AbdalWarith Habib43BlackNYErieIO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault20 to Life19831999DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
AlaKadafi20BlackNYKingsCIUOF, WH, NW, PJAttempt, Violent21 years20012021FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
AlgarinAlbert21HispanicNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse25 to 50 years19851990P/FAF/MFEOM
Baba-AliAmine31OtherNYQueensCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse8 1/3 to 25 years19891992P/FAF/MFEILD
BarnesSteven19WhiteNYOneidaCV, H, IO, JI, SAMurder25 to Life19892009DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFE
BeauchampFranklin27HispanicNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse25 to 75 years19861989P/FAF/MFEOM
bin WahadDhoruba26BlackNYNew YorkPR, WHAttempted Murder25 to Life19731995P/FAF/MFEOM
BroadwaterAnthony20BlackNYOnondagaSAPR, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault8 1/3 to 25 years19822021MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
BrownRoy29WhiteNYCayugaBM, H, IO, JIPR, WHMurder25 to Life19922007DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
BryantDavid18BlackNYBronxCV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder25 to Life19762019FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BushKeith17BlackNYSuffolkCIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder20 to Life19762019DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CapersShamel15BlackNYQueensCDC, CIU, CV, H, JVPR, WHMurder15 to Life20172022P/FAF/MFEOM
CarreraOrlando32HispanicNYBronxNC, SAPR, WH, NW, PLSexual Assault8 years20152023P/FAF/MFEOM
DabbsCharles27BlackNYWestchesterIO, SASexual Assault12 1/2 to 20 years19841991DNAMWIDF/MFE
DeJacLynn30WhiteNYErieCV, F, H, JI, NCMurder25 years19942008DNAP/FAF/MFE
DiPippoAnthony18WhiteNYPutnamCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19972016DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
EzeLouis31BlackNYErieCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse35 2/3 to life19932007P/FAF/MFEILD
FappianoScott21WhiteNYKingsIO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault20 5/6 years to 50 years19852006DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
GerstenBen48WhiteNYNassauCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse37 1/2 to 75 years19992006P/FAF/MFEILD
GradyNathaniel43BlackNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, OF, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse45 years19861997F/MFEOM
GriffinPatrick40WhiteNYNew YorkNC, SAPR, NWSexual Assault3 1/3 to 10 years19962000P/FAF/MFEOM
GuceTeobaldo42AsianNYQueensCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse3 to 9 years19871992P/FAF/MFE
HalsteadDennis30WhiteNYNassauCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, WTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
HaugheyWilliam35WhiteNYPutnamA, CIU, IO, NCPR, WHArson10 years20082016F/MFEOMILD
HerskovicMayer20WhiteNYKingsAssault4 years20162018P/FAF/MFEILD
Jackson-KnightEric21BlackNYKingsA, H, JI, NCPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, PJMurder25 to Life19801994FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
KingeShirley54BlackNYTompkinsA, FOF, WH, NW, PJArson18 to 44 years19901992P/FAF/MFEOM
KnuppRichard40WhiteNYOntarioCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse13 to 39 years19891992P/FAF/MFEILD
KogutJohn21WhiteNYNassauCV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, INTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
KrivakAndrew17WhiteNYPutnamCDC, CV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder25 to life19972023DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
LaBolt, Jr.William42WhiteNYBroomePOF, WH, NWBurglary/Unlawful Entry3 to 6 years19901994P/FAF/MFEOM
LewisCarlton23BlackNYOnondagaCDC, H, IO, SAMurder20 years to Life19902023DNAFCP/FAF/MFE
LindstadtGeorge42WhiteNYSuffolkCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse12 1/2 to 25 years19892001P/FAF/MFEILD
LivingstonChristopher19BlackNYKingsHMurder20 to Life19871991F/MFEILD
LopezSteven15HispanicNYNew YorkCDC, CIU, JV, POF, NW, INTRobbery1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years19912022DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
LumpkinsTodd27BlackNYKingsHOF, WHMurder24 to life19871989F/MFEOM
LynchRenay39BlackNYErieCIU, F, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurder25 to life19982024DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
Mack Leonard23BlackNYWestchesterCIU, CV, IO, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault7 1/2 to 15 years19762023DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
MajorsRobert31BlackNYQueensCDCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLAttempted Murder90 1/2 to life20002020MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
MaldonadoRobert20BlackNYBronxPR, WHAttempted Murder8 to 16 years19982004MWIDF/MFEOM
McCrayAntron15BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
MoraRaymond25HispanicNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NC, PHMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
O'DonnellJames32WhiteNYRichmondBM, SAPR, WHSexual Assault3 1/2 to 7 years19982000DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
Ojeda FloresFelix43HispanicNYBronxNC, SAPR, WH, NW, PLSexual Assault8 years20152023P/FAF/MFEOM
OkongwuDominic41BlackNYErieCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse50 years19932011P/FAF/MFEILD
PavelKenneth41WhiteNYOnondagaCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse8 to 24 years19892001P/FAF/MFEILD
PrenticeMark27WhiteNYTompkinsPOF, WH, NW, WT, PJRobbery12 1/2 to 25 years19891995MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
RamosAlberto21HispanicNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse8 1/3 to 25 years19851994P/FAF/MFEOM
RestivoJohn26WhiteNYNassauCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, WTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
RichardsonKevin14BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
SalaamYusef15BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
SantanaRaymond14HispanicNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, NW, WTSexual Assault5 to 10 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
ScrimoPaul42WhiteNYNassauHMurder25 to Life20022023P/FAF/MFEILD
SmithJoseph32WhiteNYOneidaCV, H, JIOF, WHMurderNot sentenced20022002P/FAF/MFEOM
ThomasAdrian26BlackNYRensselaerCV, H, NCOF, NW, INTMurder25 to life20092014FCF/MFEOM
TigerNatascha40Don't KnowNYOrangeCV, F, NC, POther Violent Felony4 months20122023FCF/MFEILD
TomainoJohn41WhiteNYNiagaraH, NCPR, NWMurder20 to life19961999F/MFEOMILD
TorresJesus29HispanicNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse25 to 40 years19861990P/FAF/MFEOM
VasquezWilliam34BlackNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
VillalobosAmaury30HispanicNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
WarneyDouglas34WhiteNYMonroeH, IOOF, NW, INTMurder25 to Life19972006DNAFCF/MFEOM
WerkheiserJulie31WhiteNYTiogaCV, F, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse11 to Life20152024P/FAF/MFEILD
WilsonSharrif15BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, CV, H, JVOF, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder9 to Life19942014DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WiseKorey16BlackNYNew YorkCDC, IO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault5 to 15 years19902002DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
WoolsonSkippy34WhiteNYOswegoCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse13 years20132016P/FAF/MFEILD
WosuJoy33BlackNYErieCV, F, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse25 years19932009P/FAF/MFEILD
YarboughAnthony18BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, CV, HOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder75 to life19942014DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD