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 Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 9 29 Black Male 1981 1990 08-29-2011
Brooks, Quincy Texas Galveston 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 27 Black Male 2017 12-11-2017
Criner, Roy Texas Montgomery 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Life 10 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Davenport-Fritsche, Donna Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 30 White Female 2012 05-17-2013
Fuentes, Israel Texas Montgomery 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 0 19 Hispanic Male 2013 06-30-2013
Grotton, April Texas Montgomery 2013 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Female 2014 02-03-2017
Herrera, Eric Texas Galveston 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 42 Hispanic Male 2011 04-26-2014
Holmes, Christine Texas Montgomery 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 37 White Female 2023 04-15-2024
Johnson, Robert III Texas Galveston 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 32 White Male 2016 05-21-2017
Lape, Michael Bruce Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 0 27 White Male 2013 05-01-2013
McCullough, Robert Wayne Texas Montgomery 2000 2011 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 2011 2000 05-12-2013
Moore, Kenneth Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 29 Black Male 2015 01-20-2015
Mosley, Howard Texas Galveston 1982 1982 Attempted Murder Life 0 25 Black Male 1982 01-06-2021
Mumphrey, Arthur Texas Montgomery 1986 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 19 21 Black Male 2006 2006 08-29-2011
Nolan, James III Texas Galveston 2022 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 38 Black Male 2023 08-21-2023
Pierce, Milyn Texas Montgomery 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 32 White Female 2014 01-15-2015
Robbins, Neal Texas Montgomery 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 23 White Male 2007 2016 08-23-2016
Sanders, Trina Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 49 Black Female 2015 08-20-2015
Tiller, Chad Texas Montgomery 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 40 White Male 2016 10-04-2016
Tong, Alan Texas Montgomery 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 30 Asian Male 2013 12-09-2015