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
Total records: 91
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Acero, Longino California Santa Clara 1994 2006 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years and 4 months 9 35 Hispanic Male 2004 08-29-2011
Baniani, Borzou California Orange 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Other Male 2013 06-11-2015
Banks, Brian California Los Angeles 2003 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 5 16 Black Male 2004* 2008 05-29-2012
Baruxes, Kevin California San Diego 1996 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to Life 7 18 White Male 2001 2003 08-29-2011
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23 23 White Male 1939
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 36 20 Black Male 2019 03-11-2020
Booker, Larry California Merced 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 2016 1993 07-30-2018
Castillo-Lopez, Emmanuel California San Diego 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 8 months 3 25 Hispanic Male 2016 04-26-2019
Cerrano, Dennis California Solano 1998 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years 1 46 White Male 1999 1999 01-20-2014
Chen, Boping California San Mateo 2006 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 14 years 4 49 Asian Male 2009 09-07-2012
Coley, Craig California Ventura 1980 2017 Murder Life without parole 38 31 White Male 2017 12-03-2017
Copithorne, Michael California Napa 2012 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 2 36 White Male 2014 06-30-2016
Cox, Michael California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 43 White Male 2001 01-26-2014
Croy, Norma Jean California Siskiyou 1979 1997 Murder Life 18 24 Native American Female 1997 01-27-2012
Croy, Patrick California Siskiyou 1979 2004 Murder Death 11 23 Native American Male 1990 08-29-2011
Dickerson, Jermaine California Contra Costa 1998 2021 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 18 Black Male 2012 1998 03-14-2022
Dorotik, Jane California San Diego 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 53 White Female 2020 07-04-2022
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1936
Easley, Edward California Shasta 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 6 35 White Male 1996 1999 09-10-2017
Eldridge, Yvonne California Contra Costa 1996 2003 Child Abuse Term of Years 3 years and 4 months 0 41 White Female 1996 09-28-2012
Evans, Walter E. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery Term of Years 1 to 14 years 1 Don't Know Male 1931
Faulkner, Kenneth California Kern 2000 2003 Kidnapping Term of Years 30 to Life 3 39 White Male 2000 2003 01-20-2014
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 1 51 Black Male 1959
Garcia, Roy Lopez California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Murder Life 6 45 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Hanline, Michael California Ventura 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 31 White Male 2014 04-23-2015
Hart, James Thomas California Napa 1990 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 9 43 White Male 1999 01-25-2014
Head, Charles California Orange 2006 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Black Male 2006 05-09-2022
Hernandez, Francisco California Monterey 2002 2005 Murder Term of Years 48 to life 3 26 Hispanic Male 2005 09-03-2012
Herrera, Juan California Los Angeles 1999 2006 Murder Term of Years 80 to life 7 21 Hispanic Male DK 2006 09-03-2012
Holliday, Chester California San Diego 1981 1984 Murder Term of Years 3 years 3 51 Black Male 1984 02-28-2020
Holmes, Charles III California San Diego 2005 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 9 years 7 41 White Male 2012 09-02-2015
Hurley, Jerry California Ventura 2017 2017 Traffic Offense Term of Years 4 days 0 22 White Male 2017 02-13-2018
Jackson, Sergeant California San Diego 1974 1974 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1974
Jennings, Raymond California Los Angeles 2009 2017 Murder Term of Years 40 to life 7 25 White Male 2016 2016 02-20-2017
Johnson, Zavion California Sacramento 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 18 Black Male 2017 2017 01-22-2018
Jones, David Allen California Los Angeles 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 9 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Jones, Luther Jr. California Lake 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 18 50 Black Male 2015 2016 02-18-2016
Keys, William California Riverside 1943 1956 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 5 63 White Male 1948 02-23-2021
Killian, Gloria California Sacramento 1986 2002 Murder Term of Years 32 to Life 16 35 White Female 2000 2002 08-29-2011
Kirkes, Leonard California Santa Barbara 1950 1953 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 2 36 White Male 1953
Lea, Joe California Solano 2000 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to life 9 24 Hispanic Male 2007 2009 02-12-2013
Ledbetter, Miles H. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery Term of Years 1 to 14 years 1 White Male 1931
Leone, George California Orange 1974 1975 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 1975 08-28-2020
Liao, Yun Hseng California Los Angeles 2003 2016 Attempted Murder Life 12 44 Asian Male 2015 04-11-2018
Lind, Frank California Fresno 2002 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 to life 3 44 White Male 2005 01-26-2014
Loftus, Brendan California Lake 1997 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 2 23 White Male 1999 01-16-2012
Long, Kimberly California Riverside 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 7 27 White Female 2013 05-18-2021
Magnan, Paul Philip California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to Life 6 46 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Marsh, Kenneth California San Diego 1983 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 21 28 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Martin, Lawrence California Santa Clara 1998 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to Life 20 38 Don't Know Male 2017 05-03-2021
Martinez, Rodrigo California Orange 2008 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 7 22 Hispanic Male 2014 03-31-2018
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
McAnally, Tamara California San Diego 2004 2011 Fraud Probation 0 32 White Female 2004 06-21-2012
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Mikes, Melvin California Los Angeles 1985 1992 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Miranda, Adam California Los Angeles 1983 2009 Murder Life 0 21 Hispanic Male 1983 08-29-2011
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939
Moore, Joanna California Alameda 1993 1994 Murder Not Sentenced 1 14 White Female 1994 10-24-2023
Moreno, David California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Moreno, Tony Jr. California Los Angeles 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 2 28 Hispanic Male 2015 2016 12-19-2017
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 17 33 Black Male 1997 2000 08-29-2011
O'Hearn, Patrick California Marin 2018 2021 Other Violent Felony Probation 0 55 White Male 2018 11-08-2021
Ortiz, Juan California Los Angeles 2005 2010 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Hispanic Male 2006 06-30-2013
Pacheco, Justin California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1 18 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 14 28 Black Male 2017 2005 01-29-2018
Pickett, Daniel California Butte 2004 2004 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 43 White Male 2004 09-03-2012
Pineda, Lisa California Los Angeles 2005 2009 Murder Term of Years 40 to life 4 26 Hispanic Female 2008 02-21-2015
Poulos, Michelle California Los Angeles 2001 2017 Threats Term of Years 2 years 2 33 White Female 2003 02-28-2017
Randle, Raymond Jr. California San Francisco 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 0 34 Black Male 1980 06-30-2020
Reno, Ronald California Fresno 1997 2002 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to Life 5 32 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Richards, William California San Bernardino 1997 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 43 White Male 2007 2016 07-01-2016
Richardson, Julie California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 44 White Female 2000 01-26-2014
Roberts, Horace California Riverside 1999 2018 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 19 40 Black Male 2018 10-18-2018
Rollin, Joseph Pierre California Humboldt 2004 2008 Dependent Adult Abuse Term of Years 8 years 3 45 White Male 2008 07-17-2013
Sagin, Jack California Monterey 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 33 39 White Male 2011 2019 10-25-2019
Smith, Colin California San Mateo 2014 2016 Assault Not Sentenced 0 42 White Male 2014 06-27-2016
Sommer, Cynthia California San Diego 2007 2008 Murder Life 1 28 White Female 2008 08-29-2011
Soto, Abel California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder Term of Years 72 years and 8 months 16 15 Hispanic Male 2024 03-11-2024
Taggart, Moonshadow California Kern 2016 2019 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 7 years and 8 months 2 34 White Female 2018 01-28-2020
Thomas, Cherice California Los Angeles 2009 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 3 18 Black Female 2012 11-05-2013
Turnbough, Zedrick California Orange 2015 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 36 Black Male 2016 04-26-2019
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
Walker, Quedillis Ricardo California Santa Clara 1991 2003 Murder Term of Years 26 to Life 12 34 Hispanic Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Washington, Brandon California Sacramento 2013 2023 Assault Term of Years 8 years 2 21 Black Male 2015 04-22-2024
Weiner, Murray California San Diego 1994 1996 Murder Not Sentenced 2 65 White Male 1996 03-16-2013
Wenger, Braden California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Term of Years 25 days 0 30 White Male 2015 02-07-2017
Wiley, Kelvin California San Diego 1990 1992 Assault Term of Years 4 years 1 29 Black Male 1991 1992 09-07-2012
Willis, Patrick California Alameda 2013 2021 Murder Life without parole 8 28 Black Male 2021 06-18-2021
Woods, William California Los Angeles 2021 2024 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 51 White Male 2023 2021 04-21-2024