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 Date of Release Posting Date
Arciliares, Victor Rhode Island Providence 2013 2016 Murder Life 3 21 Hispanic Male 2016 06-20-2018
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Carsetti, Emil Jr. Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 15 years 4 25 White Male 1974 01-09-2023
Cestoni, Enzo Fed-CA (Northern) 2016 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 28 Hispanic Male 2016 04-26-2019
Courteau, Paul Rhode Island Providence 1981 1999 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 13 21 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
D'Aquino, Iva Toguri Fed-CA (Northern) 1949 1977 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 10 years, $10,000 fine, and revocation of U.S. citizenship 6 27 Asian Female 1955
Fitzgerald, John Fed-CA (Southern) 2007 2009 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 40 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Grega, John Vermont Windham 1995 2013 Murder Life without parole 17 32 White Male 2012 08-22-2013
Hayat, Hamid Fed-CA (Eastern) 2006 2020 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 24 years 13 21 Asian Male 2019 03-03-2020
Heffernan, Tyler Vermont Chittenden 2016 2018 Assault Term of Years 30 days 0 25 White Male 2016 04-06-2018
Hornoff, Jeffrey Scott Rhode Island Kent 1996 2003 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Jacobson, Nathan Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2014 Fraud Not Sentenced 5 51 White Male 2013 10-13-2014
Keuylian, Viken Fed-CA (Central) 2009 2014 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 45 White Male 2009 07-16-2014
Leal-Del Carmen, Jonathan Fed-CA (Southern) 2010 2012 Immigration Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 44 Hispanic Male 2011 12-13-2012
Lewis, David Fed-CA (Northern) 2000 2005 Assault Term of Years 7 years and 8 months 2 46 White Male 2001 09-30-2012
Matta Ballesteros, Juan Fed-CA (Central) 1990 2018 Kidnapping Life without parole 0 40 Hispanic Male 1990 04-20-2020
Mawson, Kimberly Rhode Island Kent 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 35 years 3 32 White Female 2010 08-21-2013
McAllister, Norman Vermont Franklin 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2017 11-18-2019
Mendoza, Michael Rhode Island Providence 1994 2025 Murder Life Life 22 35 Black Male 2015 05-15-2025
Miller, Joel Fed-CA (Central) 2012 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 35 White Male 2013 12-19-2014
Moran, Christopher Rhode Island Providence 1994 2022 Robbery Term of Years 68 years 3 22 White Male 1997 01-13-2023
Obagi, Maher Fed-CA (Central) 2015 2022 Fraud Term of Years 6 1/2 years 0 21 Other Male 2015 12-19-2022
Perez, Josefina Rhode Island Providence 2002 2005 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 31 Hispanic Female 2002 04-01-2015
Polanco, Dionisio Rhode Island Providence 2008 2011 Assault Term of Years 10 years 3 38 Hispanic Male 2011 02-21-2023
Quattrocchi, John III Rhode Island Providence 1994 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 2 39 White Male 1996 08-02-2012
Ramirez-Lopez, Juan Fed-CA (Southern) 2000 2003 Immigration Term of Years 6 1/2 years 2 44 Hispanic Male 2003 10-15-2012
Samueli, Henry Fed-CA (Central) 2008 2009 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 48 White Male 2008 05-17-2012
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo Fed-CA (Southern) 2009 2012 Immigration Term of Years 7 years 3 51 Hispanic Male 2012 07-15-2012
Tullos, Nancy Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2010 Obstruction of Justice Not Sentenced 0 56 White Female 2008 06-30-2012
Vaz, David Vermont Orleans 2022 2023 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 1 27 Black Male 2023 09-19-2023
Wilbur, Raymond Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 15 years 4 28 Don't Know Male 1974 01-09-2023