Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected.

Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page.

Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter.

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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Addison, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2005 Murder Term of Years 30 years 7.7 19 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Allen, Dwight Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2003 Assault Probation 0 28 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 26.8 25 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Billinger, Willie Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 5.5 39 Black Male 2024 06-06-2024
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 18.7 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014
Burley, Umar Maryland Baltimore City 2011 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 6.1 39 Black Male 2017 06-06-2019
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Craig, Sandra Maryland Howard 1987 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 4.3 37 Black Female 1991 02-21-2012
Davis, Keith Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5.2 23 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 19.8 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022
Gray, Anthony Maryland Calvert 1991 1999 Murder Life 7.3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Harmon, Skylor Maryland Worcester 2011 2021 Murder Life 9.6 17 Black Male 2021 11-14-2022
Haynie, Douglass Maryland Worcester 1993 2025 Murder Life without parole 31.5 29 Black Male 2025 06-21-2025
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 31.7 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
Hunt, Ronnie Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2022 Murder Life Life 30.4 23 Black Male 2022 07-07-2025
Johnson, Jerome Maryland Baltimore City 1989 2018 Murder Life 29.3 20 Black Male 2018 07-04-2018
Johnson, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 2013 2018 Murder Not Sentenced 2.0 26 Black Male 2015 04-21-2018
Jones, Clarence III Maryland Baltimore 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 30 years 18.6 36 Black Male 2017 09-08-2021
Jones, Grant Maryland Wicomico 1993 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 4.0 34 Black Male 1997 09-06-2023
Karibi-Ikiriko, Abere Maryland Prince George's 2005 2007 Murder Term of Years 15 years 2.3 27 Black Female 2007 07-11-2013
Lynn, Eric Maryland Montgomery 1994 2007 Murder Life 13.0 25 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
McDermott, Christopher Maryland Carroll 1999 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 1.2 23 White Male 2000 02-10-2016
McPherson, Kenneth Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.0 20 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Mooney, John Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2014 Murder Life 3.8 19 White Male 2014 03-19-2014
Owens, James L. Maryland Baltimore City 1988 2008 Murder Life 20.3 22 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Parks, Garreth Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 80 years 15.7 16 Black Male 2015 10-25-2018
Roberts, Henry Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 4.9 62 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 26.5 20 Black Male 2018 01-16-2019
Simmons, Eric Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.0 24 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Smith, Demetrius Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2012 Murder Life 2.5 25 Black Male 2012 03-12-2013
Smith, Yusuf Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 0.1 23 Black Male 2018 05-07-2020
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Tull, Tavon Maryland Wicomico 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 5.8 23 Black Male 2024 11-25-2024
Veney, David Maryland Wicomico 1997 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 7.8 20 Black Male 2005 06-14-2023
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 31.6 25 Black Male 2019 02-16-2019
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019