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
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery Term of Years 7 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1957
Benitez, Ricardo New York Queens 2010 2015 Robbery Term of Years 22 to life 4 54 Hispanic Male 2015 04-12-2017
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 8 19 Black Male 2013 2021 04-05-2021
Cameron, Reginald New York Queens 1996 2023 Robbery Term of Years 3 years and nine months to 11 years 7 19 Black Male 2021 2003 09-12-2023
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 30 White Male 2020 08-12-2024
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery Term of Years 15 Years 6 30 White Male 1974
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery Term of Years 10 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926
Foley, Kenneth Wayne California Santa Clara 1995 2007 Robbery Term of Years 25 to Life 11 26 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 19 White Male 1935
Garner, David Fed-OH (Northern) 2005 2008 Robbery Term of Years 13 years 1 20 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Harris, Derrick California Los Angeles 2013 2020 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 7 21 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Hatcher, Gerald Indiana Marion 1978 1989 Robbery Term of Years 90 years 10 24 Black Male 1989 05-01-2023
Holmes, Sidney Florida Broward 1989 2023 Robbery Life 400 years 34 22 Black Male 2022 2023 03-16-2023
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Howell, Mack Michigan Macomb 2016 2023 Robbery Term of Years 25 to 50 years 7 53 Black Male 2023 03-28-2023
Jones, Richard Kansas Johnson 2001 2017 Robbery Term of Years 19 years 16 23 Black Male 2016 2017 06-21-2017
Kirkwood, Justin Pennsylvania Lawrence 2003 2006 Robbery Term of Years 3 1/2 to 7 years 2 22 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Lopez, Steven New York New York 1991 2022 Robbery Term of Years 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years 3 15 Hispanic Male 2010 1993 08-08-2022
Martinez, Ruben Jr. California Los Angeles 2008 2019 Robbery Term of Years 40 years and 8 months 12 Hispanic Male 2019 11-18-2019
Mason, Terrence New York Queens 1987 1995 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 7 32 Black Male 1994 12-03-2013
Mervilus, Emmanuel New Jersey Union 2008 2013 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 3 22 Black Male 2011 05-03-2018
Metegrano, Pat Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 5 years 0 25 White Male 1942
Miller, Anthony New York Monroe 2014 2020 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 6 21 Black Male 2020 12-15-2021
Montgomery, Konrad Michigan Wayne 2013 2016 Robbery Term of Years 12 to 27 years 3 29 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016
Ochoa, James California Orange 2005 2006 Robbery Term of Years 2 years 1 19 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Palmer, Sylvian North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Rasheed, Abdul North Carolina Durham 1999 2021 Robbery Term of Years 14 7/12 to 19 years 0 21 Black Male 2021 1999 02-22-2022
Richardson, Dietrich Illinois Peoria 2011 2016 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 3 22 Black Male 2014 01-08-2017
Santos, Darvin Castro Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9 33 White Male 1931
Watson, Robert Lamar Florida Polk 1965 1965 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 0 24 White Male 1965
Word, Lathan Georgia Muscogee 2000 2011 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 11 18 Black Male 2011 2011 03-12-2013