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: 4141
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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 Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Recantation OM Tags DNA
Clemmons, Artis Fed-LA (Western) 1994 1995 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 29 Black Male 1995 07-02-2014 Perjury or False Accusation FED
Clemmons, Eric Missouri Cole 1987 2000 Murder Death 0 23 Black Male 1987 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H OF, WH
Cleveland, Albert Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Term of Years 45 years 20 20 Black Male 2017 04-16-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975 Official Misconduct
Cleveland, Jarrel Texas Harris 2012 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 24 Black Male 2012 04-28-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, P
Clugston, Christopher Florida Broward 1983 2001 Murder Life 11 21 White Male 1986 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H
Coakley, Marion New York Bronx 1985 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 2 28 Black Male 1987 Mistaken Witness ID
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7 37 Black Male 1987 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Cobb, Travis Texas Bexar 2019 2025 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 39 Caucasian Male 2022 05-15-2025 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Coby, Joyce Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 39 Black Female 2014 02-09-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 2 White Male 1890 Perjury or False Accusation
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA
Coker, Edgar Virginia Stafford 2007 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 5 months 2 15 Black Male 2007 2009 03-03-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, JV, NC, P, SA
Colbert, Walter Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 30 Black Male 2009 05-27-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, NC, P
Cole, Christopher Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 1997 01-29-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, NC PR, WH, NW, WT
Cole, Reggie California Los Angeles 1995 2009 Murder Life 14 18 Black Male 2007 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Cole, Timothy B. Texas Lubbock 1986 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 13 24 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO, PH, SA
Coleman, Bobby Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 0 22 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO OF, WH, NW
Coleman, Charles Jr. Connecticut New Haven 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life 150 years 37 27 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, P, IO, SA
Coleman, Christopher Illinois Peoria 1995 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 19 20 Black Male 2007 2013 03-13-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, IO, SA OF, WH, NW, WT
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 19 Black Male 2007 02-21-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO OF, WH, NW
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Black Male 2004 02-14-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO, JV OF, WH, NW
Coleman, Jofama California Los Angeles 2006 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 18 20 Black Male 2022 2024 03-11-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CIU, CV, H
Coleman, Keith Texas Harris 2006 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 24 Black Male 2007 01-17-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, P
Coleman, Laurarence Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 43 Black Female 2008 02-16-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, NC, P, IO OF, WH, NW
Coleman, Nevest Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 25 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, IO, SA OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 4 21 White Male 1933
Coley, Craig California Ventura 1980 2017 Murder Life without parole 38 31 White Male 2017 12-03-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, CV, H, SA
Collier-Hammond, Rosalynd Ohio Cuyahoga 1999 2017 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 27 Black Female 2014 2015 04-29-2019 Perjury or False Accusation CV, F, NC, SA
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928 Mistaken Witness ID
Collins, Jabbar New York Kings 1995 2010 Murder Term of Years 34 to Life 15 20 Black Male 2003 2010 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 27 Don't Know Male 1956 06-03-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct
Collins, Raheem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 1/2 to 125 years 17 24 Black Male 2022 2024 12-11-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV PR, OF, WH
Collins, Skye Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 36 Black Female 2017 07-31-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, F, NC, P
Colomb, Edward Fed-LA (Western) 2006 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, FED, JI
Colomb, Mary Ann Fed-LA (Western) 2006 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 50 Black Female 2006 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, FED, F, JI
Colon, Danny New York New York 1993 2011 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 16 26 Hispanic Male 2003 2010 10-07-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Colon, David Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 20 Hispanic Male 1993 2017 08-25-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Colon, Edgardo Illinois Cook 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 84 years 5 34 Hispanic Male 2022 07-19-2023 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Colton, Murray Connecticut New Haven 1991 1998 Murder Term of Years 50 years 2 20 White Male 1993 08-27-2013 Perjury or False Accusation H
Colvin, Craig Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 2 36 Black Male 2006 12-05-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO OF, WH, NW
Comer, Willie Pennsylvania Dauphin 1961 1962 Robbery Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 20 Don't Know Male 1962 Mistaken Witness ID
Comstock, Stephen Nevada Washoe 2004 2015 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 10 to 25 years 10 43 White Male 2004 2013 08-02-2015 Official Misconduct NC PR, WH
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense P OF, NW, INT
Conley, Caramad California San Francisco 1994 2011 Murder Life without parole 16 18 Black Male 2005 2011 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H OF, WH, NW
Conley, Donna Ohio Perry 2003 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 2 31 White Female 2005 10-10-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, NC, SBS
Conley, Kenneth Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2005 Perjury Term of Years 2 years and 10 months 0 27 White Male 1998 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct PR, WH
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months and 25 days 0 30 Black Male 2004 02-12-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, IO OF, WH, NW, PJ
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 33 Black Male 2007 04-28-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO OF, WH, NW
Connor, Matthew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1980 1990 Murder Life 10 41 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, SA PR, WH
Connor, Myles Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 4 32 White Male 1985 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Connor, Reginald New York Kings 1993 2015 Kidnapping Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 12 23 Black Male 2004 08-02-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, SA PR, WH
Contee, Darian Texas Lubbock 2007 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 18 Black Male 2010 10-19-2012 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P
Conteh, Maligie Virginia Fairfax 2010 2013 Robbery Term of Years 1 year and 11 months 2 19 Black Male 2011 04-23-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense IO PR, WH, NW
Contreras, Angel New Jersey Camden 2006 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2006 01-16-2025 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW
Contreras, Marco California Los Angeles 1997 2017 Attempted Murder Life 20 20 Hispanic Male 2017 04-10-2017 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, IO
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19 21 White Male 1979 1997 08-29-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, P, IO, SA PR, WH
Cook, Quinton Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 20 Black Male 2014 01-06-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct SA PR, WH
Cooks, Tony California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 5 17 Black Male 1986 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense
Coones, Olin Kansas Wyandotte 2009 2020 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 12 50 White Male 2020 12-07-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO, JI, NC PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Cooper, Anthony Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 years 2 24 White Male 1996 09-22-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA
Cooper, C.D. South Carolina Marlboro 1921 1934 Murder Life 5 33 White Male 1926 Perjury or False Accusation
Cooper, Emmanuelle New York Kings 1993 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 26 25 Black Male 1997 2020 11-30-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery Term of Years 40 years 9 29 Black Male 2004 2006 02-18-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, JI OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Cooper, Marilyn Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 days 0 37 Black Female 2000 05-24-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC, P PR, OF, WH, NW
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 31 Black Male 2006 05-16-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, IO OF, WH, NW, PJ
Copeland, Darrell A. Virginia Chesapeake City 2007 2008 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 18 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011 NC
Copeland, Nicole Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Term of Years 24 days 0 32 White Female 2010 05-20-2016 Official Misconduct FED, F PR, NW
Copithorne, Michael California Napa 2012 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 2 36 White Male 2014 06-30-2016 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA
Corbine, Maurice Wisconsin Sawyer 2011 2015 Traffic Offense Term of Years 6 years 4 30 Native American Male 2015 01-10-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Corley, Diallo Michigan Wayne 2015 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 22 to 32 years 4 23 Black Male 2019 02-18-2020 Mistaken Witness ID
Corner, Damon Florida Palm Beach 2002 2012 Murder Life 10 23 Black Male 2009 2012 02-05-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Correia, Humberto Fed-MA 2002 2004 Arson Not Sentenced 0 47 Other Male 2002 02-12-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense A, FED, NC
Correia, Ivano Massachusetts Plymouth 2014 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 20 years 7 28 Black Male 2021 02-12-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO
Cortez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 5 34 Hispanic Male 2003 02-16-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense OF, NW, PJ
Cortez, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2016 Murder Life without parole 4 30 Black Male 2016 06-14-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H
Cosenza, Natale Massachusetts Worcester 2002 2017 Assault Term of Years 12 to 20 years 14 26 White Male 2016 11-29-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO, SA
Cosme, Michael New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 19 Black Male 1997 2012 12-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Cosme, Michael New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 0 19 Black Male 1997 1997 09-20-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Costilla, Louis Jr. Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 20 Hispanic Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Cottingham, Jamaka Texas Harris 1997 2023 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 15 17 Black Male 2012 08-02-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct JV OF, FA, WH
Cottle, Charles New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 22 Black Male 2009 08-08-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW
Cotton, Marvin Michigan Wayne 2001 2020 Murder Life without parole 19 21 Black Male 2010 2020 10-26-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA
Coulston, Troy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 7 20 Black Male 1999 12-17-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Coulter, Phillip Oklahoma Kingfisher 2000 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 2 38 White Male 2002 10-31-2013 Perjury or False Accusation CV, SA
Council, Gregory Florida Duval 2011 2015 Child Abuse Term of Years 30 years 4 28 Black Male 2015 09-21-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SBS OF, WH, NW, WT
Counts, Gregory New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16 to 48 years 25 19 Black Male 2017 2017 05-10-2018 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, IO, NC, SA
Courteau, Paul Rhode Island Providence 1981 1999 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 13 21 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct PR, WH
Courtney, Sedrick Oklahoma Tulsa 1996 2012 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 15 23 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO
Courtney, Uriah California San Diego 2006 2013 Sexual Assault Life 7 25 White Male 2013 06-24-2013 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, CV, IO, SA
Cousin, Shareef Louisiana Orleans 1996 1999 Murder Death 0 16 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, JV PR, WH
Covender, Joel Ohio Lorain 1996 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 50 years 11 26 White Male 2007 2007 11-11-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA
Cowans, Stephan Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2004 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 to 45 years 6 26 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Cox, Michael California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 43 White Male 2001 01-26-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC PR, NW, PL
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 82 years 6 47 White Male DK 1991 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CSH, CV, NC, P, SA PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5 17 White Female DK 1990 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, JI, JV, NC, SA PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJ