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: 67
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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
Antoine, Narcisse Florida Palm Beach 2011 2015 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 4 27 Black Male 2015 05-06-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No Yes
Atlas, Gerald California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 to life 1 25 Black Male 1990 10-06-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Blyden, Malisha New York Bronx 2007 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 7 22 Black Female 2013 2014 03-12-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, F Yes PR, WH No
Boyette, Calvin New York Kings 1984 2001 Attempted Murder Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 17 19 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct A No PR, WH No
Bunkley, Derrick Michigan Wayne 2014 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 17 to 32 years 1 22 Black Male 2016 02-25-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
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 Yes PR, OF, WH No
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 No No
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 No Yes
Daniels, Charles New York Queens 1979 1982 Attempted Murder Term of Years 6 to 18 years 3 34 Black Male 1982 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Davis, Javon Minnesota Hennepin 2015 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 years and 3 months 5 26 Black Male 2020 04-06-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense IO No No
Felix, Darren New York Bronx 2004 2010 Attempted Murder Term of Years 12 years 5 19 Black Male 2009 2010 05-10-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Fulmore, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 to 30 years 4 21 Black Male 2016 04-13-2017 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Galloway, Josiah New York Nassau 2009 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 10 21 Black Male 2018 10-04-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU No OF, NW, WT No
Garner, Terence North Carolina Johnston 1998 2002 Attempted Murder Term of Years 32 to 43 years 4 16 Black Male 1998 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, JV Yes No
Gill, Danyale Oregon Multnomah 1994 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 3 years and 4 months 3 18 Black Male 1997 11-01-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, IO No No
Glass, Dupree California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 17 Black Male 2014 2020 06-12-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, JV Yes PR, NW, PL No
Goods, Darron Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2006 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 2006 07-23-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CV No No
Grant, Michael Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 15 27 Black Male 2024 01-16-2025 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense IO No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Gray, David A. Illinois Madison 1978 1999 Attempted Murder Term of Years 60 years 20 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct JI, SA No PR, NW Yes
Hagans, Theodis Florida Duval 1999 2001 Attempted Murder Life 2 22 Black Male 2001 05-03-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Harris, Keith Illinois St. Clair 1979 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 50 years 22 19 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense IO No OF, WH, NW, WT No
Heard, Carlton Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 years 2 24 Black Male 2018 02-13-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense P No No
Hill, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 33 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1995 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 years 8 25 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation IO, SA Yes Yes
Jackson, Donta Illinois Kankakee 2007 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 32 years 17 26 Black Male 2024 05-05-2025 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Johnson, Kevin North Carolina Durham 2010 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 24 2/3 to 30 5/12 years 13 24 Black Male 2020 2023 07-20-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Johnson, Latisha New York Bronx 2007 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 7 18 Black Female 2013 2014 03-12-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, F Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, INT No
Lanier, Shateek New York Rensselaer 2013 2021 Attempted Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 22 Black Male 2017 2021 01-31-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Lawson, Tyree Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 28 years 2 27 Black Male 2011 02-21-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV No OF, WH, NW No
Lewis, Ryan Louisiana Orleans 2004 2007 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 3 15 Black Male 2007 04-06-2020 Mistaken Witness ID CV, JV No Yes
Majors, Robert New York Queens 2000 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 90 1/2 to life 21 31 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL No
Maldonado, Robert New York Bronx 1998 2004 Attempted Murder Term of Years 8 to 16 years 7 20 Black Male 2004 12-17-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No PR, WH No
McHenry, Marwin Michigan Wayne 2013 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 to 27 years 4 20 Black Male 2017 05-11-2017 Mistaken Witness ID IO No No
McKenzie, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1984 2004 Attempted Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2003 09-05-2014 Inadequate Legal Defense CV No No
Montgomery, Gary Jr. Michigan Wayne 2015 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 13 to 32 years 2 18 Black Male 2017 08-02-2017 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Mosley, Howard Texas Galveston 1982 1982 Attempted Murder Life 0 25 Black Male 1982 01-06-2021 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Parish, Christopher Indiana Elkhart 1998 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 8 21 Black Male 2004 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
Phillips, Kenny Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 92 years 14 18 Black Male 2022 2021 10-10-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Pittman, Marcellous Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 80 years 15 18 Black Male 2020 10-26-2022 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense IO No OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ No
Price, Darren Tennessee Shelby 2003 2025 Attempted Murder Term of Years 49 years 17 35 Black Male 2020 05-05-2025 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense IO No OF, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2014 2020 06-12-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO Yes PR, NW, PL No
Reed, DeShawn Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Attempted Murder Term of Years 20 to 30 years 8 24 Black Male 2005 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO Yes OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Reed, Marvin Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Attempted Murder Term of Years 20 to 32 years 8 33 Black Male 2005 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO Yes OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Rhodes, Troy Louisiana Orleans 2003 2021 Attempted Murder Life 149 years 15 34 Black Male 2018 11-15-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No PR, NW, KP No
Rice, Charles Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 to 60 years 11 17 Black Male 2023 04-07-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, JV No PR, WH No
Rollins, Donte Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 1/2 to 125 years 9 18 Black Male 2016 01-06-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, CV, IO No No
Ross, Ronald California Alameda 2006 2013 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to life 6 44 Black Male 2011 2013 02-22-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Rouse, Clarence New York Bronx 2015 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 18 years 5 39 Black Male 2020 08-21-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Salters, Kaveo Michigan Wayne 2012 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 27 to 42 years 7 17 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, CV, JV No No
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 4 27 Black Male 1987 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Sims, Mack Indiana Elkhart 1994 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 21 Black Male 2011 05-16-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Sutton, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 46 years 14 18 Black Male 2022 2021 10-10-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Swenson, Nathaniel Kansas Sedgwick 2000 2013 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years and 11 months 10 21 Black Male 2010 12-11-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Taylor, Andre California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 to life 4 Black Male 1994 10-06-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PL No
Tears, Jonathan Tennessee Marshall 2009 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 5 29 Black Male 2014 08-27-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC No No
Thomas, Gerry Michigan Wayne 1991 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 to 60 years 29 30 Black Male 2020 01-31-2020 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, IO, SA No No
Thomas, Melvin Maryland Baltimore City 2001 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 65 years 19 20 Black Male 2018 2020 01-04-2021 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, IO Yes No
Thompson, Grover Illinois Jefferson 1981 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 15 46 Black Male 2008 1996 02-15-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO, PH Yes OF, NW, WT Yes
Travis, James Michigan Wayne 2016 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to 52 years 8 16 Black Male 2024 04-22-2025 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, JV No No
Wahad, Dhoruba bin New York New York 1973 1995 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 17 26 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No PR, WH No
Walker, Moses Mississippi Lauderdale 1907 1912 Attempted Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 Black Male 1912 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Williams, Archie Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1983 2019 Attempted Murder Life without parole 36 22 Black Male 2019 03-23-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO, SA No OF, NW, WT No
Williams, Octavius Ohio Cuyahoga 2011 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 years 8 17 Black Male 2019 06-26-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, IO, JV No No
Williams, Willie Florida Duval 1976 2024 Attempted Murder Life 44 30 Black Male 2020 01-09-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, IO No PR, OF, WH No
Wilson, Robert Illinois Cook 1999 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 41 Black Male 2006 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT No
Winston, Michael Wisconsin Milwaukee 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 5 29 Black Male 2018 09-21-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC No No