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 ANY of those words. 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. Read Less
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Bravo, Mark California Los Angeles 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 3 31 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Dumbrique, Edward California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Term of Years 29 to Life 22 15 Hispanic Male 2021 04-06-2021
Duran, Humberto California Los Angeles 1994 2024 Murder Life 28 19 Hispanic Male 2023 05-20-2025
Gantt, Timothy California Los Angeles 1994 2008 Murder Life without parole 14 47 Black Male 2008 07-29-2012
Glass, Dupree California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 17 Black Male 2020 06-12-2023
Harris, Derrick California Los Angeles 2013 2020 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 7 21 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Hernandez, Giovanni California Los Angeles 2012 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 11 14 Hispanic Male 2023 01-03-2024
Howard, Kenji California Los Angeles 1997 2021 Murder Term of Years 35 to Life 24 16 Black Male 2021 01-13-2022
Jennings, Raymond California Los Angeles 2009 2017 Murder Term of Years 40 to life 7 25 White Male 2016 02-20-2017
Klene, John California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 18 White Male 2021 04-06-2021
Liao, Yun Hseng California Los Angeles 2003 2016 Attempted Murder Life 12 44 Asian Male 2015 04-11-2018
Lisker, Bruce California Los Angeles 1985 2009 Murder Term of Years 16 to Life 24 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
McSherry, Leonard California Los Angeles 1988 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ngov, Matthew California Los Angeles 2013 2019 Murder Term of Years 57 to life 6 20 Asian Male 2019 08-30-2019
Palacios, Lombardo California Los Angeles 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 15 15 Hispanic Male 2024 02-03-2025
Patterson, Stephen California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 17 18 Black Male 2024 04-11-2024
Pineda, Lisa California Los Angeles 2005 2009 Murder Term of Years 40 to life 4 26 Hispanic Female 2008 02-21-2015
Pleytez, Charlotte California Los Angeles 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 15 20 Hispanic Female 2024 02-03-2025
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2020 06-12-2023
Saldana, Daniel California Los Angeles 1990 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 45 to Life 33 22 Hispanic Male 2023 06-05-2023
Smith, John Edward California Los Angeles 1994 2012 Murder Life 18 18 Black Male 2012 09-24-2012
Smith, Michael California Los Angeles 1994 2009 Murder Life without parole 16 32 Black Male 2009 07-29-2012
Torres, Alexander California Los Angeles 2001 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 to Life 20 20 Hispanic Male 2021 06-21-2022
Velasquez, Ronald Jr. California Los Angeles 2001 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 22 18 Hispanic Male 2024 03-27-2024
Villalobos, Abraham California Los Angeles 2001 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 14 21 Hispanic Male 2015 03-27-2024