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 Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Recantation OM Tags DNA
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1980 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault Term of Years 20 years 5 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC No PR, NW, PL No
Campbell, Lori Georgia Douglas 2005 2007 Theft Probation 0 32 Black Female 2005 01-12-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense F No No
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO, SA No OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Debelbot, Ashley Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 23 Black Female 2015 2020 05-25-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, IO, JI, NC Yes PR, WH, NW No
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No OF, WH Yes
Echols, Douglas Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 6 25 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA No Yes
Ellis, Burrell Georgia DeKalb 2015 2017 Perjury Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 54 Black Male 2016 02-23-2017 Perjury or False Accusation NC No No
Hamilton, Marlina Georgia Dougherty 2011 2020 Murder Life 6 33 Black Female 2016 07-31-2020 Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, NC No No
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17 27 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO, SA No Yes
Inman, Devonia Georgia Cook 2001 2021 Murder Life 20 20 Black Male 2018 2021 01-03-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Johnson, Calvin Jr. Georgia Clayton 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Life 16 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, P No No
Leverett, Ron Georgia Hart 1993 1994 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 29 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Marshall, Michael Georgia Fulton 2008 2009 Robbery Term of Years 4 years 2 41 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, P No Yes
Moore, Sedrick Georgia Colquitt 2002 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 17 Black Male 2023 10-13-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, JV, SA No OF, WT Yes
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 No PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ No
Robinson, Kerry Georgia Colquitt 2002 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 18 17 Black Male 2020 02-10-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, IO, JV, SA No OF, NW, WT Yes
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA No Yes
Stinchcomb, Mario Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2021 05-06-2021 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, H, NC No No
Swanagan, Leonard Georgia Cobb 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year 1 54 Black Male 2012 07-02-2014 Inadequate Legal Defense NC No No
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ Yes
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7 29 Black Male 1987 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct No No
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1 30 Black Female 2006 10-11-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, NC, SBS No No
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 28 19 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO, SA No Yes
Williams, Willie Georgia Fulton 1985 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 22 23 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO, SA No Yes
Woolfolk, Michael Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 23 Black Male 2021 05-22-2021 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, H, NC No No
Word, Lathan Georgia Muscogee 2000 2011 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 11 18 Black Male 2011 2011 03-12-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV Yes PR, NW No