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: 4138
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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 Any known recanters OM Tags DNA
Morman, Bobbie Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1993 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 48 years 22 18 Black Male 2016 2016 08-16-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO
Morris, Arthur Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 34 White Male 2014 06-11-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense M, NC OF, NW, PJ
Morris, David Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 16 19 Black Male 2005 2021 11-15-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO PR, WH
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 24 Black Male 2005 01-19-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 26 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Black Male 2004 05-10-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 17 33 Black Male 1997 2000 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, WH, NW, KP
Morris, Speciale Connecticut New Haven 2018 2019 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 1 24 Black Female 2019 11-21-2019 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation A, CDC, F, NC, P
Morse, Barney Montana Deer Lodge 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 0 61 White Male 2013 2013 11-16-2015 NC, SA
Morton, Carl District of Columbia 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 5 years and 2 months 0 Black Male 2009 06-18-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PL
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 25 32 White Male 2011 01-17-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, WH
Moses, Larry Louisiana Orleans 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 39 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO PR, WH
Moses, Pamela Tennessee Shelby 2021 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 6 years 0 41 Black Female 2022 04-29-2022 F, NC
Moses, Sundhe New York Kings 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 24 1/3 to life 17 19 Black Male 2013 2013 02-23-2018 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Moses-EL, Clarence Colorado Denver 1988 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 48 years 28 31 Black Male 2015 12-03-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA
Mosley, Howard Texas Galveston 1982 1982 Attempted Murder Life 0 25 Black Male 1982 01-06-2021 Mistaken Witness ID
Mosley, Shala Oregon Multnomah 2004 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony Unknown 0 26 Black Female 2004 12-13-2023 Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, F, NC, P
Mosley, Sheldon Texas Nueces 1996 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 years 18 29 Black Male 1998* 2013 10-18-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA
Moto, Vincent Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1987 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 24 years 9 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA
Moustakis, Teddy New York Queens 1992 1996 Threats Probation 0 28 White Male 1992 04-13-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC PR, WH, NW, KP, PL
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 9 39 White Female 1995 1997 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct F, H, NC FA, PJ
Moye, Terrence Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 33 Black Male 2010 04-13-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Mozee, Stanley Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 39 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PL
Mueller, William Ohio Warren 1986 1989 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 24 White Male 1987 12-11-2018
Mulero, Marilyn Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Death 27 21 Hispanic Female 2017 2020 08-22-2022 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, F, H, IO, JI, P OF, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Mulherin, Crystal Michigan Genesee 2022 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 17 to 30 years 2 31 White Female 2024 01-31-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense F, JI
Mumphrey, Arthur Texas Montgomery 1986 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 19 21 Black Male 2006 2006 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, SA OF, WH
Munchinski, David Pennsylvania Fayette 1986 2013 Murder Life 25 25 White Male 1992 2011 06-14-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, SA PR, WH
Muniz, Jose New York Cayuga 2015 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 1/2 to 3 years 2 24 Hispanic Male 2017 07-17-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW
Munoz, Cesar Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Murder Term of Years 45 years 9 21 Hispanic Male 2010 08-19-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC
Munoz, Raul California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault Term of Years 3 years 3 23 Hispanic Male 1999 09-20-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW, PJ
Munoz, Reynaldo Illinois Cook 1986 2022 Murder Term of Years 60 years 30 16 Hispanic Male 2016 03-09-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, JV OF, WH
Munson, Adolph Oklahoma Custer 1985 1995 Murder Death 0 37 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Murphy, Cortez Illinois Macon 2013 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 6 years 2 26 Black Male 2015 10-16-2017
Murphy, Michelle Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 19 17 Native American Female 2014 09-20-2014 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, IO, JV PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, INT, PJ, PL
Murphy, Thomas Wisconsin Wood 1999 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 2 40 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA
Murray, Bruce Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1983 2023 Murder Life without parole 40 20 Black Male 1984 2023 11-13-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Murray, Lacresha Texas Travis 1996 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 years 3 11 Black Female 1999 1999 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, JV PR, OF, NW, INT
Murray, Patrick Fed-NY (Eastern) 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 3 34 White Male 2013 07-31-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, FED
Myers, Hubert Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Life 43 18 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO PR, WH
Myles, Roosevelt Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 60 years 25 29 Black Male 2018 2020 01-05-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 7 21 White Male 1995 1988 08-25-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, SA
Nanez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 21 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CDC, H, IO, NC OF, WH, NW, WT
Napue, Henry Illinois Cook 1940 1960 Murder Term of Years 199 years 20 23 Black Male 1960 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Nash, A. Jabir New Jersey Essex 2002 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 22 years 10 39 Black Male 2012 04-23-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA
Nash, Alprentiss Illinois Cook 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 20 Black Male 2010 2012 08-30-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, CIU, H
Nash, Donald Missouri Dent 2009 2020 Murder Life without parole 11 39 White Male 2017 2020 10-28-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H PR, OF, WH, NW, PL
Nash, Thomas Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 2004 05-10-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Nasir, Louis Michigan Macomb 1966 1967 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 20 years 1 28 Don't Know Male 1967 04-07-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Natividad, Cesar California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault Term of Years 227 days 1 27 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW, PJ
Nava, Lorenzo California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 54 to life 4 36 Hispanic Male 2000 12-11-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Navarro, David California Orange 1982 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 years 4 20 Hispanic Male 1986 10-29-2024 Mistaken Witness ID
Navarro, John Fed-TX (Western) 2019 2022 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year and 9 months 3 43 White Male 2021 01-05-2023 Inadequate Legal Defense FED, NC, P
Nedza, Joseph New York Onondaga 1931 1931 Robbery Term of Years 35 years 0 24 White Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID
Neely, Todd Florida Martin 1987 1989 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 years 0 18 White Male 1987 12-29-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct SA PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Negron, Julio New York Queens 2006 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 12 years 10 38 Hispanic Male 2016 12-18-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Negron, William Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 0 17 Hispanic Male 1999 1995 04-26-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO, JV OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Neininger, Timothy Ohio Tuscarawas 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 18 White Male 1998 1993 10-18-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA PR, WH
Neirynck, Brian Indiana St. Joseph 2003 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 8 33 White Male 2011 02-11-2015 Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA
Nelson, Bruce Pennsylvania Allegheny 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 24 Black Male 1991 1991 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, SA
Nelson, Derrie District of Columbia 1986 2022 Murder Term of Years 42 to Life 32 Black Male 2018 07-24-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H FA, WH, NW, PJ
Nelson, Gary Georgia Chatham 1980 1991 Murder Death 11 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, SA PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ
Nelson, Jimmie Michigan Iosco 2010 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 3 28 White Male 2013 04-21-2014 H
Nelson, Leroy Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, PL
Nelson, Melvin Indiana Lake 1975 1978 Other Nonviolent Felony Life 3 33 Black Male 1978 04-14-2021 Mistaken Witness ID
Nelson, Robert Missouri Jackson 1984 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 29 20 Black Male 2013 06-14-2013 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA
Nelson, Terry Lee Illinois St. Clair 1989 1994 Murder Term of Years 40 years 0 37 White Male 1990 1989 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation H, JI
Nesmith, Willie James Pennsylvania Cumberland 1982 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 25 years 18 20 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA
Newburn, Calvin California Los Angeles 1997 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 26 Black Male 1999 09-07-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Newell, Lolita Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 24 Black Female 2005 05-18-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Newman, Lloyd Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Newman, Rickey Arkansas Crawford 2002 2017 Murder Death 15 43 White Male 2017 10-30-2017 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Newman, Russell California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 6 41 Don't Know Male 1998 07-16-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Newsome, James Illinois Cook 1980 1995 Murder Life 14 24 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H OF, NW, WT
Newton, Alan New York Bronx 1985 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 13 1/2 to 40 years 21 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA
Ngov, Matthew California Los Angeles 2013 2019 Murder Term of Years 57 to life 6 20 Asian Male 2019 08-30-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL
Nguyen, Anthony Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Asian Male 2013 01-14-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, JV, M, NC, P
Nguyen, Chuong California Contra Costa 2013 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Term of Years 60 days 0 42 Asian Male 2013 02-06-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct M, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Nguyen, Hoc New York New York 1987 1993 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 1 Asian Male 1989 09-20-2021 Perjury or False Accusation H
Nicholson, Mallory Texas Dallas 1982 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 55 years 21 35 Black Male 2003 06-08-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, IO, SA PR, WH
Nickerson, Glen California Santa Clara 1987 2003 Murder Life without parole 16 29 White Male 1992 2003 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Nieves, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2000 Murder Death 6 26 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H PR, WH
Nile, JaJuan Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 20 Black Male 2009 04-13-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Nixon, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 15 19 Black Male 2005 2021 03-19-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation A, CIU, CV, H, IO, JI
Nnodimele, Martin New York New York 2008 2012 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 3 47 Black Male 2011 10-07-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU
Noble, Michelle Texas El Paso 1986 1988 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 34 White Female 1988 01-31-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Nobles, Glen Texas Sabine 2013 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 10 years 2 52 Black Male 2015 03-05-2015 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P
Noel, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 55 Black Male 2014 12-30-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, M, NC, P
Nolan, James III Texas Galveston 2022 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 38 Black Male 2023 08-21-2023 NC, P
Nolan, Ralph Fed-NY (Southern) 2015 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 10 years 5 25 White Male 2020 05-27-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense FED OF, NW, WT
Nolen, Kelvin Michigan Wayne 2016 2022 Murder Life without parole 7 26 Black Male 2016 2022 01-12-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO
Nolley, John Texas Tarrant 1998 2018 Murder Life 18 22 Black Male 2016 10-05-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO, JI PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Norris, Clarence Alabama Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13 19 Black Male 1944 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense
North, William Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud Term of Years 3 years 0 51 White Male 2018 07-16-2021 FED, NC
Northrop, Alan Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years and 6 months 17 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA
Norton, Roger Massachusetts Hampden 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 20 years 13 49 White Male 1996 2005 11-27-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA PR, WH, NW, WT
Norwood, Matthew Mississippi Hinds 1997 2010 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 10 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, JV, P
Nowacki, Michael Connecticut Fairfield 2012 2015 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 0 57 White Male 2012 06-25-2015 NC
Nowak, Kevin Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 01-14-2015 CIU, NC, P
Nunez, Lorenzo California Monterey 1995 2001 Murder Term of Years 40 to Life 6 23 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct H OF, NW, INT